Ships

President Harry S. Truman at lunch with members of the crew of the U. S. S. Augusta. Seated with him are: Albert Rice, Seaman First Class, Independence, Missouri; Elmo Buck, Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, Marceline, Missouri; D. M. Osborne, Boatswain's Mate Second Class, Ashland, Kentucky; Paul Harshman, Seaman First Class, Washington, Pennsylvania; and Richard Stowell, Seaman First Class Yonkers, New York. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference on the U. S. S. Augusta. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

Secretary of State James Byrnes carries his lunch tray through the crew's mess hall on the U. S. S. Augusta. He is accompanying President Truman to the Potsdam Conference in Germany aboard this ship. Others are unidentified. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

Accompanied by Secret Service Agent George Drescher, President Harry S. Truman carries his lunch tray through the chow line in the crew's mess hall on the U. S. S. Augusta. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) examine the pelorus on the U. S. S. Augusta. They are on board the Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Captain James Foskett, commanding officer of the USS Augusta. Captain Foskett describes a pelorus to the others. They are aboard the Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1".

From left to right, Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James H. Foskett, Commanding Officer of the USS Augusta, on board the Augusta. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1".

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. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (at the head of the table) at lunch with the Chief Petty Officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1"

Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikolaevich Derevyanko of the Soviet Union (seated) signs the Instrument of Surrender for Japan during ceremonies on board the USS Missouri. Standing in the foreground on the left is United States General Douglas MacArthur. All others are unidentified. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

U.S.S. Independence CVA-62 underway. Three quarter port bow view. Original photo is 16x20, stored in oversize file. From: HST estate 12/3/74. Transferred from Museum Collection 5/28/75.