Presidential retreats

This is a view of informal cabin-type buildings in a wooded area. An anchor is near the left of the photo. This is at the Shangri-La, used for Presidential retreats, located in Maryland. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Guest house at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp was subsequently renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Guest house at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp was subsequently renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Commander William Rigdon looks through a telescope on the patio at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. Rigdon is Commander of the Williamsburg. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified man and woman play Backgammon on a picnic table next to the swimming pool at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified man and woman play Backgammon on a picnic table next to the swimming pool at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Bedroom at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Swimming pool at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been re-named Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Swimming pool at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Swimming pool at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been re-named Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.