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President Truman Views Fort Jefferson

63-1373-56
Accession Number
63-1373-56
4.5x3.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348304497
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Fortification
Historic sites
Presidential advisors
Presidential vacations
Presidents
HST Keywords
Florida, Dry Tortugas; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1946
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Locke, Edwin Allen, 1910-
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Belair, Felix, 1907-1978
Langello, Charles J.
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Description

Caretaker of Fort Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, guides the presidential party atop Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. The party includes: President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Admiral William Leahy, Edwin Locke, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (plaid cap), newspaper correspondent Felix Belair (hand cupped to ear), and Chief C.J. Langello, USN. Truman visited the Fort during his vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Date(s)
November 22, 1946