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Crowded Meeting Room at The Potsdam Conference

62-769 (untitled)
Accession Number
62-769
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Atomic bomb
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
Prime ministers
United States-Soviet relations
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Atom Bomb - Reference to; Truman - Autograph - Actual Handwriting - Ref. to; Potsdam - Conference Area; Truman - Potsdam - Conference Area; Churchill, Winston - Potsdam; Stalin, Josef - Potsdam
People Pictured
Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Prior to start of "Big Three" conference in an elaborate estate in the Potsdam area, U. S. Army Signal Corps and Russian Army photographers record the historic moment for the world to see. In top center can be seen the "Big Three", President Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchi1l, all with backs to camera. Inscribed on back of photo: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST"
Date(s)
July 17, 1945