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President Truman shakes Hands with Captain Cecil C. Adell Upon Arriving at Boca Chica

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Captain Cecil C. Adell, USN, Commander of the Naval Base, Key West, Florida, upon his arrival at Boca Chica, and is introduced to a group of civic officials and senior Naval officers. the President will be enjoying a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and Crew on the Flying Bridge

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the flying bridge of the USS Williamsburg with members of his vacation party and the crew of the ship. They are returning from a vacation cruise to Bermuda. From left to right: Commander Emerson, President Truman, Reconstruction Finance Director George Allen, Captain James Foskett, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

President Harry S. Truman Watches a Band Aboard the USS Augusta

President Harry S. Truman (center, front row, in large hat) and other unidentified sailors and soldiers watch the USS Augusta's orchestra perform at a show. The Augusta is returning to the United States with President Truman after the Potsdam Conference. Also present in the front row, on the right of President Truman: Secretary of State James Byrnes (pointing at stage); Admiral William Leahy; Captain James Vardaman; Major General Harry Vaughan; unidentified; Press Secretary Charles Ross.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.

Boarding the USS Augusta

An unidentified member of King George VI's party boards the USS Augusta. King George VI paid a visit to President Harry S. Truman aboard the Augusta before it returned to the United States after the Potsdam Conference. All sailors and naval officers are unidentified.