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Captain James Foskett Demonstrates Instruments on Board the USS Augusta

63-1454-13
Accession Number
63-1454-13
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307155
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidential trips
Presidents
Ships
HST Keywords
Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta; Ships - U. S. S. Augusta; Truman - Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Foskett, James H. (James Hicks), 1898-1961
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Bureau of Aeronautics

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Captain James Foskett, commanding officer of the USS Augusta. Captain Foskett describes a pelorus to the others. They are aboard the Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1".
Date(s)
July 11, 1945