President Truman looking at a horse
President Harry S. Truman is looking at a horse beside a railroad track during a campaign stop in Oklahoma. The rider, a policeman, and another man are unidentified. Donor: Dorothy Girton.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Harry S. Truman, Alben Barkley (back turned) and others
Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley have turned from a microphone and are walking toward a doorway. Barkley is on Truman's left with his back to the camera. Others in photo are unidentified. Donor: Dorothy Girton.
Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley at Democratic Convention
Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley are shaking hands in this airbrushed photo. They are on the stand at the 1948 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
Clement R. Attlee, Harry S. Truman, and Josef Stalin at Potsdam
The "Big Three" at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Enjoying a brief respite during the last day of the conference are, left to right, Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee, Great Britain; President Harry S. Truman, United States; and Generalissimo Josef Stalin, Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton.
Harry S. Truman, John Nance Garner, and Farmer with a Goat
President Harry S. Truman with former Vice President John Nance Garner seated in a car during a campaign visit to Uvalde, TX. Local farmer Jack Richardson stands next to Truman's side of the car holding a goat. The goat is wearing a blanket with the words "DEWEY'S GOAT". Others in the background are unidentified. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.
President Truman signs National School Lunch Act
President Truman, seated, signed the National School Lunch Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assume half the expenses for school lunches in any state assuming the other half. Thus, for the first time, this program, which has run for 11 years on a year-to-year basis with no financial participation by the states, becomes a permanent part of the Department's activities. Standing left to right: Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture; Rep. Malcolm C. Tarver, Georgia, member of House Appropriations Committee; Sen. Richard B.
Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights
Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights. They are posing in the oval office. L to R: Right Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; Channing Tobias, of New York City, Director of Phelps-Stokes Fund; Richard Potter, a guest not on the committee; Rabbi Roland G. Gittlesohn, Rockville Center, New York; Francis P. Matthews, Omaha, Nebraska; Morris Ernst, New York City; John S. Dickey (rear), President of Dartmouth College; James B. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the C.I.O.; Dr. Sadie Alexander, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; C. E.
Truman, at microphone, with Alben Barkley near
Harry S. Truman is standing at a podium, waving. Vice President Alben Barkley, standing to Truman's left, is clapping. Others in background are unidentified. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.
Truman, William Boyle, and Charles Luckman
Harry S. Truman, seated on the left, is showing a document to William Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, standing in center, and Charles Luckman, seated on Boyle's left. They are discussing the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, of which Luckman is the chair. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.
Truman speaking at United Nations General Assembly cornerstone ceremony
Harry S. Truman is addressing the first outdoor session of the 59-nation United Nations General Assembly during the cornerstone ceremony for the building in New York City. Seated, left to right: Wallace K. Harrison, United Nations Director of Planning; Ambassador M. C. de Freitas-Valle of Brazil; Dr. Tingfu F. Tsiang of China; Jean Chauvel of France; Sir Mohammed Zafrulia Khan of Pakistan; Governor Thomas Dewey of New York; Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York City; Andrei Y. Vishinsky of Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.