An evening view of the ships in the harbor near the Naval base in Key West Florida. The original jacket for the negative contains the following technical information on how Mr. Begley took the photo: "Open between f:8 & f:ll, then flashed with 1 #5 to show running light's pattern." From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.
Full view of the historic frigate the USS Constitution docked in Boston, Massachusetts. The Secretary of the Navy's flag is flying from the masthead of the ship. Photograph was taken when U.S. Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews was on an inspection tour of the Boston Naval Shipyard in the First Naval District.
A ship is docked by a large unidentified building. There are numerous smaller buildings nearby. This photo is near other photos taken around New York City.
Former President Harry S. Truman, his hand on his bent knee, looks reflectively from a street at the dock and harbor area while in Italy during his European vacation.