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Adams, A. Maitland (Arelius Maitland), 1896-1979

Truman Leaves Boca Chica Airfield for The Little White House

President Harry S. Truman (standing) joins Captain Cecil Adell (seated, right) and Honorable A. Maitland Adams, Mayor of Key West, Florida (seated, left) in a car in preparation for traveling to the Little White House in Key West. President Truman is in Key West for a post-election vacation. The presidential plane Independence is in the background. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at Airplane in Boca Chica

President Harry S. Truman, newspaper in one hand and hat in another, poses for photographers after landing at Boca Chica for the 8-1/2 mile drive to the Naval Station at Key West. On the right in an automobile are Captain Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide, and Key West Mayor A. Maitland Adams. The airplane Independence is in the background. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.