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Sailors on the Gangplank of the Williamsburg after a Swim in the Caribbean Sea

2012-74
Accession Number
2012-74
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350382150
Keywords
Presidential trips
Presidential yachts
Sailors
Swimming
HST Keywords
Ships - Williamsburg - Trips - Caribbean Sea; Truman - Trips - Cuba - Ref. to
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Sailors climb up the "gangplank" of the ship, Williamsburg, after a swim in the Caribbean Sea, while other watch behind the rail. The ship was anchored at a naval base in the Caribbean during President Truman's visit to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Date(s)
ca.
February 1948