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Commander Rigdon poses for a photo at Camp Shangri-la

2012-844
Accession Number
2012-844
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Shangri-la - Maryland; Maryland - Shangri-la
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Credit:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Commander William Rigdon looks through a telescope on the patio at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. Rigdon is Commander of the Williamsburg. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Date(s)
September 6, 1950