Luncheons

Group of businessmen and military officers at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Seventh from left is Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others are unidentified.

Group of men at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Second from right is Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others are unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan speaking at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left), Major Ruth Fowler of the Women's Army Corps (center) and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Elsie Valier of the WAVES (right) at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Hannegan, Fowler, and Valier are pointing at a sign advertising the sending of Christmas gifts overseas for soldiers during the month September 15 to October 15 so the packages arrive by Christmas.

French President Vincent Auriol attending a luncheon with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in her home at Hyde Park, New York. Seated around the table, clockwise from left to right: Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, unidentified woman, French President Auriol, Mrs. Roosevelt, and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (back to camera).

Luncheon at the home of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol. Seated clockwise around the table, from left to right: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, unidentified man, Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet, unidentified man, unidentified woman.

Bess Truman receives an introduction from an unidentified spokeswoman at a Community Chest luncheon. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, standing at the head of the table, attends a luncheon with unidentified members of the Woman's Democratic Club at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The table is decorated with a miniature "parade float" featuring Harry Truman and the State of Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Exterior view which includes a group of people seated at a table under a partial roof. Described by Charles Thayer as "lunching at the Oasis of Faran." Photograph taken as part of a trip Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.