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President Truman Standing in Front of the American Vice Consul to Bermuda's Home

President Harry S. Truman is standing in front of the home of the Vice Consul of the United States to Bermuda, Clay Merrell, during his vacation cruise to the island. From left to right: General Harry H. Vaughan, Mrs. Clay Merrell, Mr. Jones, President Truman, Mr. Richie, Mrs. Jones, Clay Merrell, and Captain James H. Foskett.

Captain James Foskett Heaves a Ring to Mr. Clark Clifford

Captain James Foskett throws a rope ring towards Clark Clifford during an improvised game of volleyball on board President Harry S. Truman's yacht USS Williamsburg. They are on the yacht with President Truman on a vacation cruise. From left to right: two unidentified men (seated, partly cut off), Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (along wall), Clark Clifford (foreground, back to camera), Captain Foskett, Major General Harry Vaughan. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

Ted Marks Referees One of the Volleyball Games on the USS Williamsburg

Ted Marks, friend of President Harry S. Truman, acts as a referee during a volleyball game among President Truman's guests on board the USS Williamsburg for a vacation cruise. Seated at the top, from left to right: William Hassett, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, John Steelman, and George Allen. Standing below, from left to right: unidentified (possibly Captain James Foskett), unidentified (possibly Major General Harry Vaughan), Ted Marks (standing on rail, back to camera), unidentified (possibly Colonel Wallace Graham), and Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman and Others on Flying Bridge

President Harry S. Truman and others members of his vacation party are standing on the flying bridge of the USS Williamsburg, looking out at the ocean while they are on their return journey from a vacation cruise to Bermuda. From left to right: Commander Emerson; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; unidentified man (mostly obscured by President Truman); and President Truman. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."