Lowering the flag at the Little White House in Key West after Truman's death
The Marine Color Guard renders salute after lowering flag to half-mast at Naval Station, Key West, Florida, after the death of former President Harry S. Truman.
Presidential retreats
Rear View of Little White House, Key West
Rear view of the Little White House at Key West, Florida.
The Dining Room at the Little White House
The Dining Room of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From the album of President Harry S. Truman's visit to Key West, Florida.
Sailors Pose for a Group Photo at Shangri-La, Maryland
Sailors and officers assigned to Shangri-La pose for a group photo at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. Front row, left to right: J.A. Hare, J.H. Sherwood, A.G. Neal, J.E. Reeves, R.W. Lyle, unidentified man in black shirt, Michael Zook, C.H. Kilgore, D.J. Lewis, F.J. Chard, J.B. Miller, D.E. Wilson; back row, left to right: L.L. Prichard, G.L. Anspach, J.D. Tasker, J.D. Pate, T.B. Boies, H.H. Violette, J.H. Stafford, R.F. Hutt, P. Farrell, W.J. Dombrowski, and T.E. Wiles. The Camp is also used as a presidential retreat. It has been renamed Camp David.
Gateway Sign to Shangri-la, Maryland
Wooden gateway sign to Shangri-la, Maryland, where President Harry S. Truman enjoys short vacations. (See also 72-3107). The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
President Truman in Line For Lunch at Key West
President Harry S. Truman in the food line for lunch in the garden of the Little White House, while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Pictured with (from left to right) George M. Elsey, unidentified steward (on near side of table), Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Legislative Assistant to the President Joseph Feeney, Admiral William D. Leahy, and President Truman.
Members of President Harry S. Truman's Family at Shangri-La
Shown seated outdoors at presidential retreat Shangri-La (now Camp David) are the family of the President and Mrs. Truman. Left to right: Martha Ellen Truman (the President's mother), Bess Truman, May Wallace (standing), Natalie Wallace, Mary Jane Truman (President's sister), and George Wallace (Bess's brother). Margaret has written on the reverse "Mrs. Truman, Mother & relatives at Shangri La".
Bess Truman, Louise Duke, Mary Bostian, and Adelaide Twyman at Shangri-La
Bess Truman and three of her friends inside the lodge at Shangri-La (now Camp David), Maryland. Left to right are: Louise Duke (Mrs. William), Mary Bostian (Mrs. Kenneth), and Adelaide Twyman (Mrs. Tom), and Bess Truman. Possibly this was taken in 1946, when the Bridge Club visited Mrs. Truman in Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.
Bess Truman, Adelaide Twyman, Louise Duke, and Mary Bostian at Shangri-La
First Lady Bess Truman and three of her friends inspect an anchor outside the lodge at Shangri-La (now Camp David), Maryland, A little dog has his front paws on the anchor. Left to right are: Bess Truman, Adelaide Twyman, Louise Duke and Mary Bostian. (See also 89-3.) Possibly this was taken in 1946, when the Bridge Club visited Mrs. Truman in Washington. From: Truman Home.
Bess Truman, Reathel Odum, Mary Jane Truman, Natalie Wallace, and May Wallace at Shangri-La
Seated left to right in this snapshot taken at Shangri-La (Camp David) are, Bess Truman, Reathel Odum, Mary Jane Truman, Natalie (Mrs. Frank) Wallace, and May (Mrs. George) Wallace. Margaret Truman has written on the verso "Shangra La Reathel Odum at Mrs. Truman's left, Mary, Natalie, Mrs. George Truman".