Naval officers

Navy Under Secretary Francis Whitehair (center) with unidentified Naval officer and Navy baker cutting a cake.

Navy Under Secretary Francis Whitehair (center) with unidentified Naval officer and navy baker.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, NATO, at desk.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, formally establishes and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, by authority of the 14 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (right) with an unidentified Navy Recruiter at DeLand, Florida.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (left) with unidentified Naval officers, during his visit to the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman (first row, center) autographing a baseball for a young boy. First row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Truman; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (center); and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to the President (right). All others unidentified.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman and others standing for the National Anthem at a baseball game. First row, left to right: Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Harry S. Truman; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (third from left); and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to the President (fourth from left). Standing in the third row, directly behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenberg. All others unidentified.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) shakes hands with a player during a baseball game. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (first row, left); Admiral William Leahy (first row, right); and Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (second row, between Mrs. and President Truman). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the media. First row, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; President Truman; and Cordell Hull, Secretary of State under Franklin Roosevelt.