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President Truman Views Cannon at Fort Jefferson

63-1373-57
Accession Number
63-1373-57
4.5x3.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348304499
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Fortification
Historic sites
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
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Locke, Edwin Allen, 1910-
Styer, Charles W. (Charles Wilkes), 1897-1976
Foskett, James H. (James Hicks), 1898-1961
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Description

Caretaker of Ft. Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, points out a rusted 16 inch cannon to President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and party while visiting Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. Others in the presidential party include: Admiral William Leahy, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Edwin Locke, Admiral Charles Styer, Captain James Foskett, and Secret Service agent John Gorham (dark shirt). Truman visited the Dry Tortugas Islands while on 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