Battleships

Stereograph of the British battleship Indomitable which sunk the German Battle Cruiser Bluecher on January 24, 1915. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of submarines, battleships and torpedo boats anchor in San Diego Bay, California. One submarine has the marking "K8." Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph view of the deck of the USS Pennsylvania, a World War I advance battleship. View is looking aft from the bow of the ship. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret stand on the deck as they watch the return of the USS Missouri's scouting planes September 15 during the presidential trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia. Same as 69-325, only this photo is not airbrushed. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and other members of the presidential party on Navy Day in New York Harbor viewing the USS Missouri.

Margaret Truman (third from the left) aboard the deck of the USS Missouri with Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (third from the right) and Drucie Snyder (second from the right). The other ladies in the photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (far left), Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (second from left), and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (third from left) read a plaque aboard the USS Missouri marking where the signing of the surrender of Japan took place. Truman was on board the USS Missouri during Navy Day celebrations in New York City, New York. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) looks out over the New York Harbor from the destroyer Renshaw on Navy Day. In the background is the USS Missouri giving off a salute to the President. Also pictured is First Lady Bess Truman (to the right of her husband) and Admiral Jonas Ingram (left). Other people in the photograph are unidentified.

A peace treaty effecting the end of the second World War is being signed aboard the USS Missouri. Admiral Chester Nimitz of the United States Navy is shown signing the Treaty. The ship is in Tokyo Bay, Japan.

1944-1945 era photo of members of the crew of the U.S.S. Missouri. The treaty ending World War II was signed aboard this ship.