Abbie Rowe

Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left) and other unidentified representatives of the government of Iraq during the prince's visit to the United States.

From left to right, unidentified, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and unidentified standing in front of the White House during ceremonies surrounding the visit to the United States of Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq.

A small crowd of reporters and others in the White House, their hats and coats piled on a table, gathered for the occasion of the announcement by President Harry S. Truman of the end of World War II in Europe. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk, lights on, cameras rolling, announcing that World War II in Europe has ended.

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk before a microphone announcing the end of World War II in Europe.

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk smiling at an unidentified assistant at the time of his announcement of the end of World War II in Europe.

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk before a microphone announcing the end of World War II in Europe. An unidentified photographer in the foreground is taking his picture.

Pall bearers put the casket of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt into a hearse during his funeral ceremony.

The funeral ceremony for Franklin Roosevelt at the burial site in Hyde Park, New York. President Harry S. Truman is on the left in the background, holding his hat in his hand. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (right) and her daughter Anna Roosevelt are the two ladies in black in the foreground. All others are unidentified.

From left to right: James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace at Franklin Roosevelt's funeral service.