Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (center) views the original U.S. Constitution at the Library of Congress after Constitution Day ceremonies marking the permanent sealing of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. He is accompanied by Alvin W. Kremer (left), Keeper of Collections for the Library of Congress, and an unidentified guard.
President Harry S. Truman (right) and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (left) look at the original document of the United States Constitution which, along with the Declaration of Independence, was permanently sealed during Constitution Day ceremonies at the Library of Congress.
From left to right, unidentified, Librarian of Congress Luther Harris Evans, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, Senator Theodore F. Green, and President Harry S. Truman, hold the original United States Constitution prior to the document being permanently sealed during Constitution Day ceremonies at the Library of Congress.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (third from left) stands behind the podium with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) prior to speaking at Constitution Day ceremonies at the Library of Congress. Afterwards, the original documents on which are written the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are to be permanently sealed. Standing next to President Truman is Senator Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island (right). The other individuals are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the Japanese Surrender to end World War II. Around the table, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H.