Dinners and dining

A group at a dinner in Berkeley, California, during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the West Coast. Front row, left to right, are Albert Kam Chow (unofficial mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown), Harry Vaughan, Dr. Wallace Graham, Myra Houck, Myrtle Bergheim, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. The second row, across the table, are Captain Robert Dennison (partly visible), Colonel Robert Landy, Rose Conway, and Matthew Connelly. (Same as 96-122) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The crew of the U.S.S. Williamsburg, docked at a naval base in the Caribbean Sea, sits down to a meal in the Mess Hall, during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A long table set with snacks and drinks is surrounded by unidentified men in an unknown dining hall, probably in the Virgin Islands. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert E. Hannegan (center) with unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Senator Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert E. Hannegan pictured at the far left. All others unidentified. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Unidentified men with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John L. Sullivan (second from left) at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Stuart Symington (right) and other unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Senator Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) with unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President. Also present is John Snyder, the Assistant to the Director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sixth from left).