Ships

King George VI of England precedes President Harry S. Truman up the steps on the USS Augusta as it sits off Plymouth, England. He is visiting the President before Mr. Truman's return to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (foreground, second from left) and King George VI (center, right) shake hands during the King visit aboard the USS Augusta. Also present are Admiral William D. Leahy (left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left, mostly obscured by King George VI), Captain James Foskett (right), and Captain James K. Vardaman (just behind Captain Foskett). All others are unidentified. King George VI visited the Augusta before it left to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (center) meets with Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) and Admiral William Leahy (right), at one of their discussions in preparation for the Potsdam conference. They are traveling to the Conference on board the USS Augusta.

President Harry S. Truman (center) meets with Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) and Admiral William Leahy (right), at one of their discussions in preparation for the Potsdam conference. They are traveling to the Conference on board the USS Augusta.

President Harry S. Truman stands aboard the Lenore, at Annapolis, Maryland, and watches a rowing race between Navy and Cornell University. From left: General Wallace Graham (in background), Colonel Robert Landry, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, Admiral Denfeld, and Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan. All others are unidentified.

Aboard the Lenore, in Annapolis, Maryland, President Harry S. Truman watches the Navy vs. Cornell University rowing races. From left, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, Admiral James Holloway, Commander Donald MacDonald, Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, Lieutenant Moore, Colonel Robert Landry, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) at the bow of the USS Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The USS Philadelphia, the Augusta's escort, appears in the distance, steaming ahead.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) eats lunch with members of the crew of the USS Augusta. Seated with him are: Albert Rice, Seaman First Class, Independence, Missouri and Elmo Buck, Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, Marceline, Missouri. The sailor on the opposite side of the table is unidentified. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany on the USS Augusta.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) is welcoming King George VI of England on board the USS Augusta. He visited President Harry S. Truman on the Augusta as President Truman prepared to return to the United States after the Potsdam Conference. On the left is the background is Captain James K. Vardaman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right, with back toward camera, in civilian clothes) shakes hands with an unidentified officer, while King George VI of England (foreground, left, with back to camera). President Truman is on board the HMS Renown, paying a visit to King George VI as he prepares to return to the United States after the Potsdam Conference. All others in the background are unidentified.