Life Magazine

President Harry S. Truman plays the piano at a gathering while visiting Mount Rainier, Washington. From left to right: President Truman, Governor Monrad C. Wallgren, and Major General Harry H. Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is looking through a pair of binoculars while on a visit to Mount Rainier, Washington with Washington Governor Mon Wallgren (right).

President Harry S. Truman and Governor Monrad C. Wallgren catch fish during an excursion in Puget Sound, Washington. Foreground, from left to right: Senator Warren G. Magnuson, President Truman, Governor Wallgren, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross. Standing in the background, second from left is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shows off the fish he caught, while fishing with Governor Monrad C. Wallgren in Puget Sound, Washington. From left to right: Secret Serviceman George Drescher, Nick Bez, President Truman, Governor Monrad C. Wallgren, and Costa Lazzaretti.

Senator Warren G. Magnuson (fourth from the left) reels in a fish, while on a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with President Harry S. Truman and Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington. From left to right: two unidentified men; Major General Harry Vaughan (standing on rail); Senator Magnuson; three unidentified men; Governor Wallgren; unidentified man; President Truman; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly; unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman fishes in Puget Sound, Washington. From left to right: Secret Serviceman George Drescher, Nick Bez, Washington Governor Monrad C. Wallgren, President Truman, and Costa Lazzaretti.

President Harry S. Truman examines the fish he caught while fishing in Puget Sound, Washington. From left to right: Secret Serviceman George Drescher, Nick Bez (mostly obscured by President Truman), President Truman, Washington Governor Monrad C. Wallgren, and Costa Lazzaretti.

Washington Governor Monrad C. Wallgren (third from the left) and two unidentified men are watching as President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) exchanges his glasses for a pair of sunglasses during a visit to Mount Rainier, Washington.

Photograph of a first ladies figurine taken from a LIFE Magazine article published in conjunction with the 1949 Presidential inauguration.

This is the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt photograph of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square, New York City, after the announcement of the end of World War II. From: Photo was obtained by Whistlestop editor Lenore Bradley for use in the newsletter.