The ship's company and guests mass on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in New York Harbor on Navy Day. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
President Harry S. Truman (center) is piped aboard the USS Missouri on Navy Day in New York Harbor. Behind him are, from left to right, Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Admiral William D. Leahy (partly obscured). The sailors in the foreground are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
The USS Enterprise enters the Miraflores Lock in the Panama Canal while on her way to the East Coast to participate in Navy Day Ceremonies. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
An unidentified man dressed as a clergyman during a ceremony held to mark the USS Missouri crossing the equator. The ceremony took place en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman reviews assembled unidentified sailors on board the USS Missouri as he returns to the United States from Brazil. The naval officer standing next to President Truman is Captain Robert Dennison, the Commanding Officer of the USS Missouri.
A group of unidentified sailors poses with the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil.
President Harry S. Truman (center, marked) participates in a ceremony to observe the USS Missouri's crossing of the equator. The ceremony too place as he traveled Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia after his visit to Brazil. Standing next to President Truman on the left is Captain James Foskett. Standing in the naval uniform below and to the right of President Truman is Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman (center), with crowd of unidentified men during a crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri. President Truman traveled on board the USS Missouri en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia following his visit to Brazil. Standing behind and to the left of President Truman is Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.
Two unidentified men dressed as King Neptune and Queen Amphitrite during the crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri. The ceremony took place as the ship traveled Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All are unidentified.
An unidentified man is dressed up like a policeman during a ceremony to mark the USS Missouri crossing the equator. The ceremony occurred en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All others are unidentified.