U.S. Navy
President Truman Tours Fort Jefferson
Caretaker of Fort Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, guides the presidential party atop Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. The party includes: President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Admiral William Leahy, Edwin Locke, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (plaid cap), newspaper correspondent Felix Belair (hand cupped to ear), and Chief C.J. Langello, USN. President Truman visited the Dry Tortugas Islands during his vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified. From the album of the President's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.
President Truman touring Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson as Seen From the Sea
Fort Jefferson National Monument, at Dry Tortugas, Florida. View from water, taken aboard the Dolphin. From the album of President Harry S. Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.