Ships

Miss Margaret Truman boards ship The Big Wheel with the assistance of several unidentified sailors. She is boarding the ship for fishing excursion off of Key West, Florida. She is with President Harry S. Truman and other members of his party for a post-election vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified.

State Department Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward fishes while on board the Big Wheel off Key West, Florida. He joined President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) on a post-election vacation in Key West.

(L-R) Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, unidentified naval officer, and First Lady Bess Truman on board the ships The Big Wheel on the way to Fort Jefferson National Monument, which is off the coast of Key West, Florida. They are in Florida for a post-election vacation.

United States sailors stand at attention and salute. They are probably aboard the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. The exact location is unknown.

A small craft comes along side the presidential yacht U.S.S Williamsburg crewed by United States sailors. All are unidentified. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's post-election vacation in Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman (in large white hat) and other members of his party pass by the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg on the way to the beach to swim. They are in Key West, Florida for a post-election vacation. All others are unidentified.

United States Ambassador to Cuba Robert Butler and his wife disembark from the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and others used the Williamsburg to travel to Havana, Cuba for a day while they were on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. The Butlers called upon Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman while they were in Havana.

The U.S.S. Missouri at sea, sunset.

U.S.S. Missouri firing guns.

U.S.S. Missouri firing missile.