Kon Tiki Expedition Members;Truman;Flag

(Original Caption) 10/7/1947-Washington,. DC: Five members of the Kon-Tiki raft expedition which proved that the winds and the tides would propel a raft 4,300 miles from Peru Totur Toamotu Islands,called at White House today and presented Mr. Truman with the American flag which flew from the mast of their 18' by 45' raft during the voage.Photo shows, l to r,: Thor Heyerdahl,expedition leader,Kurt Haugland (behind Heyerdahl);German Watzinger;Pres. Truman;Knut Lykke;Eric Hesselberg and Torstein Raaby. Photo by Marion Carpenter