Dogs

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) visits with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign Poster Boy. Mrs. Truman pets a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., Danna's gift to the Trumans.

Snapshot of Frank Wallace's dog "Spot" standing at the edge of a sidewalk looking at someone in the distance. From: Truman Home.

Snapshot of Spot, Natalie and Frank Wallace's dog, lounging on the lawn at an unidentified location.

Snapshot of "Spot", Natalie and Frank Wallace's dog, lounging on the lawn at an unidentified location. From: Truman Home.

Frank Wallace, in suit and hat, watches his nephew, David Wallace, in overalls, kneel down on the ground and pet his uncle's puppy "Spot," outside an unidentified house. From: Truman Home.

The Cocker Spaniel puppy Feller, a gift to President Truman, outside his crate upon arrival at the White House. From: 12x18 metal album from Charles G. Ross Papers.

Group of three men, two in native dress and one in a suit with two dogs between them. Back of photograph reads: "My Afghan cook, Abdullah the Falconer & Yang (L. to r.)"

Interior view of James (Jimmy) Thayer seated with two dogs on the floor. He is the son of diplomat Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia.

Exterior, full body view of an unidentified man standing with at least four dead wild game birds hanging from his chest. Also in view is a hunting dog by his feet and some sort of a what may be a hunting tower in the background. Taken in the winter, location unknown. Located with a series of falconry photographs in the collection.

Interior view of family pets including a dog and a cat. Believed to be pets of the Charles Thayer family, possibly taken in his parent's home at Villanova, Pennsylvania.