Beaches

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party play volleyball on the beach in Key West, Florida. Team "A" consisted of: Mr. Lapham, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, General Harry Vaughan, Colonel Cornelius Mara and Jerry Behn. Team "B" consisted of Henry Nicholson, Averell Harriman, Irving Perlmeter, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mr. McCann, Mr. Mileski and Mr. Gies. The "A" team won two straight games. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party play volleyball on the beach in Key West, Florida. On team "A": Mr. Lapham, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, General Harry Vaughan, Colonel Cornelius Mara and Mr. Behn, took two straight games from team "B": Henry Nicholson, Averell Harriman, Irving Perlmeter, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mr. McCann, Mr. Mileski, and Mr. Gies. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Soldiers are marching on an exit road from the beach during the invasion of Sicily in World War II. All are unidentified.

British ships are landing and heading in to inspect beaches in Sicily during the invasion of the island in World War II. Admiral Thomas Troubridge is in the foreground.

Soldiers are standing on the beach during the invasion of Sicily in World War II. All are unidentified.

Unidentified soldiers and sailors are standing on the beach during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II.

Landing Craft Tank (LCT) ships are unloaded on the beach in Sicily during the Allied invasion in World War II.

Rear Admiral Tom Troubridge, R.N., in command of naval forces at Acid Beach for the invasion of Sicily in World War II.

A group of people are attending beach picnic in Alexandria, Egypt. Original caption: "British Naval Officers and WRN's. Pip Faulkner and others."

Unidentified soldiers and sailors are standing on the beach during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II.