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Truman Leaves Boca Chica Airfield

77-1904
Accession Number
77-1904
7.75x9.25 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348450438
Keywords
Airports
Automobiles
Naval officers
Presidential vacations
Presidents
HST Keywords
Automobiles - Truman in; Florida, Key West; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1948
People Pictured
Adell, Cecil C., U.S. Navy officer
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Admiral William D. Leahy (left, back to camera), President Harry S. Truman (center), and Captain Cecil Adell (right, in uniform) get into a car and prepare to leave Boca Chica Airfield for the President's Quarters at the naval base in Key West, Florida. Truman is beginning a vacation trip to Key West, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
February 20, 1948