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First Lady Bess Truman Participates in a Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "The royal prosecutor congratulates Mrs. Truman and she takes a seat of Honor at King Neptune's right hand." First Lady Bess Truman participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. She is returning from a trip to Brazil with President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

First Lady Bess Truman Participates in a Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "The royal prosecutor congratulates Mrs. Truman and she takes a seat of Honor at King Neptune's right hand." First Lady Bess Truman participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. She is returning from a trip to Brazil with President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. From the album President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."

First Lady Bess Truman Participates in a Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "The court grants her amnesty which brings forth a grin." First Lady Bess Truman (center, in dress and white hat) participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. She is returning from a trip to Brazil with President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."

First Lady Bess Truman Participates in a Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "Mrs. Truman listens with penitence as the Royal Prosecutor tells her wherein she has erred." First Lady Bess Truman (far right, in white hat) participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. She is returning from a trip to Brazil with President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."