U.S. Navy

Roy V. Peel tests out using an artillery piece on board a United States Navy ship in Chesapeake Bay. He and others members of the Office of War Information were on board the ship for a tour.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (second from right) stands next to his wife, Zelda Parks, who is wearing a fur coat, as they talk to guests at a party. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (third from right) stands in a receiving line to greet guests. His wife, Zelda Parks, stands next to him in a fur coat. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (second from right) greets guests at a party. His wife, Zelda Parks, stands next to him in a fur coat. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks boards ship to crew member's military salute. All others are unidentified.

General Walter Bedell Smith, President Harry S. Truman, and Secret Service agent James Rowley are fishing on board the Big Wheel. They are near Key West Florida. The Naval Station is approximately five miles away. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

This is an interior view of a portion of President Harry S. Truman's bedroom in the north second floor suite #4 at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. The President's bed, desk, and other furniture are in view. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

President Harry S. Truman fishing on the Dolphin while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The original caption is: "The President has what is adjudged the best catch of the tournament."

Marines are undergoing inspection during a ceremony for changing of commanding officers aboard the USS Manchester. Captain Lewis Parks (middle row, third from left) hands over duty to Captain Laurence Frost (middle row, second from left). All others are unidentified.

Sailors are inspected during a ceremony for changing of commanding officers aboard the USS Manchester. Captain Lewis Parks (center, right) hands over duty to Captain Laurence Frost (center foreground, left). All others are unidentified.