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Admiral William Leahy and President Harry S. Truman On Board the Big Wheel

77-2098
Accession Number
77-2098
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348450824
Keywords
Naval officers
Presidential vacations
Presidents
Ships
HST Keywords
Florida, Dry Tortugas; Florida, Key West; Ships - USS Sarsfield; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1951
People Pictured
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 Leahy (foreground, second from left), President Harry S. Truman (in rear with white cap) and others on board the "Big Wheel." The "Big Wheel" met the USS Sarsfield (background) to take the President and the rest of his vacation party to Dry Tortugas Islands, Florida. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
March 21, 1951