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President Harry S. Truman and Governor William Hastie in an Automobile

64-172
Accession Number
64-172
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Automobiles - Truman in; Truman - Trips - Virgin Islands
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (back seat, driver's side) and Governor William Hastie (back seat, passenger side) are seated in their automobile at "Drake's Seat," a promontory overlooking Magens Bay, on the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area. The driver of the car is unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.
Date(s)
February 22, 1948