Armed forces officers

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in his office at the Truman Library. Standing at his left is Colonel John A. Riffle. The man in the foreground is unidentified, and the event and date are unknown. (See 2006-131 through 134; 77-2523 through 2529; 77-2571 and 2572; 72-3753). From: Brian K. Klaus.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman and others on the reviewing stand as a parade goes by at the 35th Division annual reunion in Springfield, Missouri. Those who can be identified are, left to right, President Harry S. Truman (in light suit), Governor Forrest Smith, Mary Jane Truman, and General A.D. Sheppard. From: Carol M. Klingberg.

General Harry H. Vaughan sitting at President Harry S. Truman's desk with an unidentified man. In the lower right hand corner of the photo is an ashtray sent to President Truman from the Rolls Royce Corporation. This photo may be a still from a newsreel.

Actor Ronald Reagan (left) speaks at the Springfield, Missouri Shrine Mosque at the annual national reunion of the World War I veterans of the 35th division. On the speaker's platform in formal dress sit General Harry Vaughan (left), Mary Jane Truman (third from left), and President Harry S. Truman (third from right). The others are not identified. Donor: Don Joseph Walker

Portrait of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff, attending the San Bernardino Armed Forces Day. The donor is unknown.

Iowa Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper (front row, left) whispers into former President Harry S. Truman's ear while sitting on the speakers' platform at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. On the left is Colonel Robert Adams. (same as 63-998-4 except larger)

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, in dark suit and glasses) is welcomed by a group of dignitaries after disembarking from a plane at the Cedar Rapids, Iowa airport to attend the Hoover Library dedication. At the former President's left is Colonel Robert Adams. Although each individual cannot be matched to a name, others in the photo are William B. Anderson, President of the Hoover Foundation; Mayor Robert Johnson; Reginald Figge; Senator Jack Miller and Tom Gavin. (Same as 63-998-3 except larger)

In a ceremony at the White House, President Harry S. Truman presents a baton to the Third Infantry Regiment, the oldest organization of its kind in the Army, members of which make up the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington, D. C. Col. William W. Jenna (on Truman's left), Commanding Officer, receives the baton, which was make of 136-year-old pine taken from the White House during the renovation.

President Harry S. Truman (left) offers a slice of birthday cake to two kittens sent to him at the White House as a present for his 61st birthday. General Harry Vaughan holds the cats while Commodore James Vardaman holds the crate the cats arrived in.

An unidentified man, two "Gold Star mothers," and A. Robert Ginsburgh (Army, at right) stand on the site of the Lafayette Escadrille Monument at Garches, near Paris, France. The two women are part of a larger group visiting the graves of their sons, and several monuments. (See also 2003-484.)