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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Army-Navy Football Game

Front row of the presidential box, from left to right: General Wallace Graham; unidentified; W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President; unidentified; unidentified; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark; and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder watch the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also pictured: General Harry Vaughan (standing behind President Truman); and General Robert Landry (seated, between President and Mrs. Truman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Signing of Guam Organic Act

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the Guam Organic Act of 1950. Standing, left to right: unidentified; unidentified; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming; Carlos Taitano, Legislative Representative of Guam; Harold Seidman, Bureau of the Budget; Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews; Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Senator Hugh Butler, Nebraska. Three men on right are also unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Truman in Philadelphia

From left to right: Mayor of Philadelphia Bernard Samuel; James H. Duff, Governor of Pennsylvania; President Harry S. Truman; unidentified; and Pennsylvania Senator Francis J. Myers on the platform of President Truman's train during his trip to Philadelphia for the Army-Navy football game. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Signing of Guam Organic Act

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the Organic Guam Act of 1950. Pictured, left to right: Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming; Carlos Taitano, Legislative Representative of Guam; Harold Seidman, Bureau of the Budget; Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews; Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Senator Hugh Butler, Nebraska. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre Dedication

President Harry S. Truman with his family and others at the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" during the dedication of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From left to right: Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton; Margaret Truman; Carter Barron, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Joseph C. McGarraghy, Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; and unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook