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Truman and members of his party with the staff of the "Little White House"

President Harry S. Truman (eighth from the right) and members of his party with the staff of the "Little White House" on the south lawn. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Others present include Major Harry Vaughan (seventh from the left); Secretary of State James Byrnes (tenth from the left); Captain James Vardaman (ninth from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from the right). Leland Max Coleman is fourth from the left (in the back). Others are unidentified.

Truman presenting Distinguished Service Medal to several foreign officers

In a ceremony at the airport in Frankfort, Germany, President Harry S. Truman (third from left) presents Distinguished Service Medals to (opposite the President, L to R:) General H. D. G. Crerar, Canadian Army; Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham; Air Marshall Sir James Robb; and Major General Sir F. W. Guingand. President Truman is in Frankfurt to inspect U. S. troops during a break in the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman inspecting troops of the 84th Infantry Division

President Harry S. Truman on a country road near Frankfurt, Germany inspecting units of the 84th Infantry Division. President Truman is at the left, standing by a microphone. Secretary of State James Byrnes is to the left of President Truman. Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing sunglasses) is standing behind Truman. The President is on a break from the Potsdam Conference. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman at a Baseball Game, Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman attending a Washington Senators baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. Standing in the front row behind the Presidential seal, from left to right: Bess Truman; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; President Truman, Fred Vinson. The first three men in the second row are (left to right) Admiral Robert Dennison, General Harry Vaughan, and Special Assistant Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.

General Eisenhower Views Torture Demonstration at a Liberated Concentration Camp

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander (center), General Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group CG (second left), and Lt. General George S. Patton, 3rd Army CG (far left), watch while survivors of Ohrdruf concentration camp demonstrate how they were tortured by the Nazis. Jules Grad (far right), pool correspondent for the "Stars and Stripes," is taking notes. The mustached soldier who is pointing at the demonstrated torture victim is Alois J. Liethen of Appleton, Wisconsin, who served as the interpreter for the tour of Ohrdruf.

General Eisenhower Stands at Gallows of Ohrdruf Concentration Camp

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander (center), listens to interpreter Alois J. Liethen of Appleton, WI, (left center, with mustache) describe the use of the gallows at Ohrdruf concentration camp. Ignaz Feldmann, a survivor of multiple camps, stands front left. Jules Grad, correspondent for the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper (behind, center) takes notes. General Eisenhower was on a tour of liberated areas south of Gotha, Germany. From: album entitled "Nazi War Atrocities."

United States Army Commanders View Charred Remains of Prisoners of Ohrdruf Concentration Camp

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, and a party of high ranking U.S. Army officers including General Omar N. Bradley, C.G., 12th Army Group; Lt. General George S. Patton, C.G., 3rd U.S. Army; and Maj. General Manton Eddy, C.G., 12th Corps view the charred bodies of prisoners that were burned upon a section of railroad track during the evacuation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp.

General Wallace Graham in Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "General Wallace Graham gets "the works." The White House physician, General Wallace Graham, participates in a crossing the equator ceremony while on board the USS Missouri, returning with President Harry S. Truman to the United States from a trip to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."