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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman at Opening Game of Baseball Season

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) shaking hands with Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, at the opening game of the 1949 baseball season at Griffith Stadium. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box, left to right: Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, First Lady Bess W. Truman. Seated in the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Truman at Opening Game of Baseball Season

President Harry S. Truman (seated, far right) with First Lady Bess Truman (to Truman's right) and other members of his party, at Griffith Stadium in Washington on opening day of the baseball season. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman, President Truman. Standing beside President Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators.

Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) smiling and holding up the baseball which he is about to throw out to open the baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row of the Presidential box, from left to right are: Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman and President Truman. The man holding on to Truman's arm is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. In the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly (partly obscured).

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman (seated, far right), with First Lady Bess Truman and other dignitaries at Griffith Stadium in Washington for the opening game of the 1949 baseball season. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman, and President Truman. Standing beside President Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators.

Truman and Cabinet Members at Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man (back to camera).

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Truman Activates New Generator at Grand Coulee Dam

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (at Truman's left), and many members of Congress from a number of Western states. Identification includes: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (4th from left); Washington Congressman Hugh B.