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An elephant

A photograph of a man sitting on top of the elephant sent to President Harry S. Truman from the King of Cambodia. The people in the photo are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess W. Truman Receiving a Platter

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

U. S. and Tibetan delegations

Tibetan delegation photographed on occasion of presentation to George R. Merrell, American Commissioner, New Delhi, of letters and gifts to the President. In the back row are two interpreters and (left to right) James R. Billman, Vice Consul; Sheldon T. Mills, Secretary of Mission; and T. Eliot Weil, Secretary of Mission.