Naval officers

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, right, greets an unknown guest on board the USS Newport News. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, stands with Captain Renken, who is holding a miniature ship model, and Captain Hill on board the USS Newport News.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, poses for a photo with an unknown man on board the USS Newport News.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with United States Navy officer George M. Brown, just before his retirement on December 1, 1951. From left to right: Martin J. Bower, George M. Brown, Secret Service agent R. J. Jamison, President Truman, Captain Cecil Adell (mostly obscured), and Rear Admiral Robert Dennison. This ceremony took place during President Harry S. Truman's vacation to Key West, Florida, at the Boca Chica naval base.

Former President Harry S. Truman rides in a vintage car down a street in Kansas City, Missouri to the 40th anniversary re-dedication ceremony for Liberty Memorial. In the backseat of the car are former President Truman (left) and Admiral Arleigh Burke (right). In the front seat of the car are Judge Albert Ridge (left) and Stanford S. Block (right). They are riding in a car of the type that would have been used for the original dedication in 1921. Others in the photo are unidentified. Donor: Robert Rosenthal.

Former President Harry S. Truman rides in a vintage car down a street in Kansas City, Missouri to the 40th anniversary re-dedication ceremony for Liberty Memorial. In the backseat of the car are former President Truman (left) and Admiral Arleigh Burke (right). In the front seat of the car are Judge Albert Ridge (left) and Stanford S. Block (right). They are riding in a 1918 Locomobile, a car of the type that would have been used for the original dedication in 1921. Others in the photo are unidentified. Donor: Robert Rosenthal.

Captain of the Port of Genoa, General Michele Carino, foreground right, stands with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks and salutes on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. Others are unidentified.

Margaret Fagan of the American Consulate in Genoa Italy (center) shakes hands with an unknown officer on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. Facing the camera on the left is Rear Admiral Lewis Parks. Others are unidentified.

Senior Italian Naval Officer, Captain Paolo Schiaffino (second from right) greets Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks while on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. All others are unidentified.

Luigi Pianese, left, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. All others are unidentified.