Senator Harry S. Truman and Vice Admiral Herbert Leary Shake Hands
Senator Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary (right) at the launching of the USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York.
Naval officers
Margaret Truman at the Launching of the USS Missouri
The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on the platform, from left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman (holding a bottle of champagne), Senator Harry S. Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly. In front of the platform are Bess Truman (left) and Drucie Snyder (right).
Truman Family at the Launching of the USS Missouri
The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on the platform, from left to right: Jane Lingo, Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.
Margaret Truman Preparing to Break Champagne Bottle
The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. From left to right: Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, Jane Tunstall Lingo, and Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy. Margaret prepares to christen the ship with a bottle of champagne. Drucie Snyder appears below.
Truman Family at the Launching of the USS Missouri
The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on the platform, from left to right: Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Bess W. Truman.
Margaret Truman and Naval Officers Christening the USS Missouri
Margaret Truman breaks a bottle of champagne during christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on platform, from left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.
President Harry S. Truman at an Unknown Event
President Harry S. Truman (right) is seated at an event next to an unidentified woman before or after an address. Behind Truman are General Robert Landry and Rear Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff, left to right: Forrest Sherman, Navy; Omar N. Bradley, Chairman; Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force; J. Lawton Collins, Army.
Truman arriving in Key West
President Harry S. Truman driving from the airport to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: President Truman, Captain Cecil Adell, Admiral William D. Leahy.
Truman arriving in Key West
President Harry S. Truman driving from the airport to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: President Truman, Captain Cecil Adell, Admiral William D. Leahy.