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Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman and Others Boarding the USS Missouri

2014-3890
Accession Number
2014-3890
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348667647
Related Collection
Steelman, John R. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Children of presidents
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential trips
Sailors
Ships
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Trips - Brazil; Truman - Margaret - Trips - Brazil - 1947; Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947
People Pictured
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Foskett, James H. (James Hicks), 1898-1961
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Description
Members of President Harry S. Truman's traveling party board the USS Missouri as they prepare to depart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after an official visit. Standing on the stairs, from left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Admiral William Leahy, John R. Steelman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Admiral James Foskett. Other sailors are unidentified.
Date(s)
September 18, 1947