Ships

Original caption: "The ship is teeming with pollywogs." General view of a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage of President Harry S. Truman's official visit to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "The ship is teeming with pollywogs." General view of a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Press Secretary Charles Ross (second from the left, in patterned shirt) and Presidential Aide John Steelman participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Left to right: unidentified man, Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Robert Dennison, and Presidential Aide John Steelman participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. They are returning from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Left to right, Captain Robert Dennison, Presidential Assistant John Steelman, and Press Secretary Charles Ross participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman hosts President Eurico Dutra of Brazil, as well as delegates to the Rio de Janeiro Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security, at a luncheon on board the USS Missouri in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right), First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right), and Margaret Truman (right) attend a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on their return voyage from Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Davy Jones has been sighted." President Harry S. Truman (near center, in printed shirt), First Lady Bess Truman (front row of large group, second from right), and Margaret Truman attend a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri as they return from a trip to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Collecting funds for the Royal Treasury." This is a scene from a crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri on the return voyage from President Harry S. Truman visit to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Scanning the seas for Davy Jones." This is a scene from a crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri on the return voyage from President Harry S. Truman visit to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.