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President Harry S. Truman and Members of his Party Aboard a Navy Crash Boat

2012-579
Accession Number
2012-579
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350381794
Keywords
Boats and boating
Presidents
Presidential vacations
Presidential press secretaries
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Fishing - 1949; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1949 - Fishing; Truman - Ships - Other - The Big Wheel
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (center) and members of his vacation party stand on board the Navy crash boat "The Big Wheel" for a fishing excursion at Key West, Florida. Standing on the right is Press Secretary Charles Ross. The others in his party are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Date(s)
March 12, 1949