Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Abraham Baum (first from left) meets with Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) in his office at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum to present him with some needlework reproductions of Masonic paintings. With them are Mae (Mrs. Abraham) Baum and Stanley Baum.

This is a photograph of a portrait of President Harry S. Truman done by John Slavin. This portrait is in the collection of the Truman Library.

In this political cartoon, President Harry S. Truman (upper center) looms over the islands of Japan, as do the atomic bombs and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. All three are surrounded by halos. The Japanese on the islands - all soldiers - look up at the three halos. This political cartoon by Karl Kae Knecht appeared in the Evansville, Indiana Courier on August 9, 1945. The original drawing of this cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

In this political cartoon, President Harry S. Truman (behind the wheel) drives a car with Uncle Sam (first on left) and an American in the backseat (center). The cartoon highlights the economic difficulty the country faced reconverting from a wartime economy to a peacetime one. Karl Kae Knecht created this cartoon which appeared in the Evansville (Indiana) Courier on September 17, 1945. This cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

Senator Harry S. Truman Stands before a microphone for an address to the nation. This is a photograph of a photograph signed by Truman with the note, "To my good friend Tom Evans with every good wish for his success, Harry S. Truman."

In this political cartoon, President Harry S. Truman (left) talks with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach about a storm on the horizon: the "strike threat." Clifford Berryman created the cartoon and it appeared in the Evening Star on September 18, 1945. This cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

In this political cartoon, President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk with the spectral memory of his military career watching over him and his decisions. Clifford Berryman created the cartoon which appeared in the National Tribune on April 26, 1945. The original cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Mrs. Ralph Truman (right) meet in front of a memorial plaque for her husband, General Ralph Truman (1880-1962) in the 35th Division Room at the Truman Library.

Barnett Helzberg, Sr. (first from left) presents former President Harry S. Truman (center) with a piece of Lenox China with his son, Barnett Helzberg, Jr.

Among several men, President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) speaks from the back of a campaign train in Iowa City, Iowa. Also on the train platform with President Truman is Guy Gillette, candidate for Senator (second from right). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.