Dinners and dining

Informal portrait of former President Harry S. Truman, seated, as he speaks and leans forward. He is attending a Veterans' Day dinner in Welch, West Virginia.

Informal portrait of former President Harry S. Truman seated and talking with others at Veterans' Day celebration in Welch, West Virginia.

An informal portrait of former President Harry S. Truman as he speaks seated, leaning forward with his hands folded in front of him. He is attending Veterans' Day ceremonies in Welch, West Virginia.

An informal portrait of former President Harry S. Truman as he appears to be talking with someone at the Veterans' Day celebration in Welch, West Virginia. An unidentified man smiles in the background.

Three former first ladies, Mrs. Harry Truman (left), Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt (right), and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (seated) attend a gathering of the top Democrats at a testimonial dinner for House Speaker Sam Rayburn. (See also 93-143.) (Original in oversize drawer) From: Truman Home.

An informal portrait of former President Harry S. Truman seated at a Veterans' Day celebration in Welch, West Virginia.

Informal portrait of Former President Harry S. Truman seated during Veterans' Day celebrations in Welch, West Virginia.

President Harry S. Truman eats with sailors aboard the U.S.S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Donor: Gerald Wichner.

Calcutta, India, Great Eastern Hotel. Thirteen diners and 24 waiters. Photograph shows long view of room with many tables. The diners are seated toward left and surrounded by large staff of waiters. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-1947 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Calcutta, India; two Indian waiters in white coats and hats with dark sashes at Officers' Club, Dum Dum Airport. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-1947 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).