Fortification

This World War I photograph of the French countryside is marked "Ft. Vaux." The photograph is part of a collection belonging to Harry S. Truman from the time he spent in France during World War I.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at a picnic during a visit to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida. Pictured from left: Admiral Robert Dennison, Matthew Connelly, Joseph Short, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy, Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his vacation party visit Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas, Florida. President Truman is leading the group (wearing white hat), all others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends a picnic at Fort Jefferson. He visited Fort Jefferson during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Far left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, unidentified (mostly obscured by tree), Administrative Assistant David Stowe, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, and Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman sits looking over the grounds at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas, Florida. From left to right, Captain Cecil Adell, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, William Hassett, Joseph Short, and Admiral William Leahy. They are visiting Fort Jefferson during President Truman's vacation to Key West.

Exterior view of Nijo Castle fortifications at Kyoto, Japan.

Exterior view of Nijo Castle fortifications at Kyoto, Japan.

View of fortification area which was the site of a formal military exchange ceremony in which the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania.

View of a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania. This view includes some sort of fortification. The U.S. Ambassador to Italy, James C. Dunn, attended as well as other dignitaries and naval officers.

View of the fort at An Phu Dong, Vietnam, as seen from the Saigon River.