Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Profile portrait of President Harry S. Truman wearing a bowtie. This photo was used as a reference picture for portrait artist Greta Kempton to create her paintings of Truman. The photo is torn and there is tape on the top and right sides where the photograph was moved around to be used as reference. 

Harry S. Truman (standing center, wearing apron) takes part in an unidentified Masonic ceremony with two unidentified men.

Close-up photo of President Harry S. Truman wearing Masonic chain collar, posed for Greta Kempton's Masonic portrait. See also 67-938.

Seated in the Truman Library are Masons (l to r): Former Grand Master Frank P. Briggs, Former President of the United States and Grand Master of Missouri Harry S. Truman, and Robert Mann. They are seated below Greta Kempton's portrait of Truman in his Masonic regalia. 

President Harry S. Truman (seated) receives check from the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) representing the remaining funds of the HOLC after all obligations have been paid and doors have been closed. Standing (L to R): J. Stanley Baughman, Manager HOLC; J. Alston Adams, Republican Member Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB); Raymond Foley, Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency; John Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Oscar Kent LaRoque, Democratic Member FHLBB; William Divers, Chairman of the FHLBB; John Fahey, Chairman of the HOLC.

President Harry S. Truman (center) sits below a large American Flag during an outdoor stadium appearance at the Allegheny County Fair, South Park, Pennsylvania. Others in picture are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (far left) receives bust of Abraham Lincoln from cartoonists (L to R) Milton Caniff, Russell Patterson, and Harry Hershfield during a White House Rose Garden ceremony. The bust was made by sculptor Leonard Volk and presented in the name of the National Cartoonist Society, and is the Truman Library's artifact collection (item 741). See also photo 63-1421-01. Photo donated by Brian Merlis.