U.S. Army Signal Corps

Portrait of President Harry S. Truman sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, reading papers.

General Graves B. Erskine, saluting, and John F. Melby walking in front of the soldiers. The soldiers are standing at attention with the flag. They are probably in Thailand.

General Graves B. Erskine and John F. Melby walking up the steps with an unidentified man. The soldiers and building under construction can be seen in the background. They are evidently in Thailand.

John F. Melby and others walking behind the soldiers standing at attention with the flag. A building is under construction in the background. This apparently is in Thailand.

John F. Melby is shaking hands with an unidentified man. General Graves B. Erskine is in the background shaking hands with another man. They are evidently in Thailand.

General Graves B. Erskine, right front, and other officers are saluting. John F. Melby is standing on the left of General Erskine. Others are unidentified. They are apparently in Thailand.

General Graves B. Erskine and other officers saluting. John F. Melby is left of General Erskine. Others are unidentified. They are evidently in Thailand.

Leaders of the Big Three Allied nations pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, seated in wicker chairs, left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, General Joseph Stalin. Back row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

Leaders of the Big Three pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, General Joseph Stalin. Back row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

This is an early official portrait of President Harry S. Truman.