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From left to right Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman at the airport in Kansas City, Missouri. The Truman family is on their way to Independence for the Christmas holidays. From the Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.

Steward third class Corpus arranges flowers in the President's dining room aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg, where President Harry S. Truman will spend occasional long weekends during the long Washington summers. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

U. S. S. Williamsburg just before undergoing a general overhaul at the Norfolk Navy Yard to replace the "Potomac" as the Presidential yacht. The Williamsburg was an off-shore cruising yacht which before the WWII belonged to U. J. Chisholm of New York City, and was used by the Navy during the war as a patrol vessel-gunboat and flagship for the Atlantic Service Force. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman's lounge on his yacht, the U. S. S. Williamsburg, including a fireplace. The ship was refitted at the Norfolk Navy Yard for Presidential use. Note the simplicity of the room. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the U. S. S. Williamsburg. Once the property of U. J. Chisholm, of New York, the 245-foot vessel was used by the United States Navy as a patrol vessel-gunboat and flagship for the Atlantic Service Force. It had a top speed of 16 knots. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman's new super-special, custom-built, oversize Lincoln Limousine - first of a fleet of ten built for lease to the White House. The big car has gold-plated fittings in the rear compartment, special running boards for Secret Service men, and a shiny, padded leather top with sufficient headroom for high silk hats. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

The power room of the Presidential communications car. Two huge diesel generators supplied power and current for the entire train while on a siding or in a station. Maintenance man S/Sgt. Richard S. Yordy of Lincoln, Nebraska checks equipment. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

The lounge compartment of President Harry S. Truman's special railroad car, in which he made the trip from Washington, D.C. to Detroit, Michigan for a Labor Day speech. Note the Presidential Seal on the wall (right). The car carried him to most parts of the United States in the 1948 election campaign. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

The dining compartment of President Harry S. Truman's special railroad car, in which he made the trip from Washington, D. C. to Detroit for a Labor Day speech. The car carried him to most parts of the United States in the 1948 Presidential election campaign. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman's berth in his special railroad car, in which he made the trip from Washington, D. C. to Detroit for a Labor Day speech. A telephone on the dresser (right) provides him with direct communication with the White House when necessary. The car carried him to most parts of the United States in the 1948 election campaign. Donor: New York Herald Tribune