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Hannegan Post Office Dedication

From left to right, William Hannegan, Mrs. Bernard Dickmann, Mrs. Irma P. Hannegan, Sally Hannegan, former St. Louis mayor Bernard F. Dickmann, and Robert E. Hannegan, Jr. stand underneath a portrait of Robert E. Hannegan at the dedication of the Robert E. Hannegan Post Office in St. Louis, Missouri. The portrait was painted by Greta Kempton.

Dedication of Post Office

From left to right, William Hannegan, Robert E. Hannegan, Jr., Mrs. Irma P. Hannegan, and Sally Hannegan view a portrait of former Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan at the dedication of the Robert E. Hannegan Post Office in St. Louis, Missouri. The portrait was painted by Greta Kempton.

Color photograph of Harry S. Truman

4-1/2"H x 3"W color photograph of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Harry S. Truman mounted on artboard and done in colored oils by an artist on the staff of Leo Stern, photographer. The lower right corner is signed in white oil paint: "Leo Stern". In April, 1953, Leo Stern took a series of 18 black-and-white portraits of the former President, one of which is the basis for this portrait. Five small photos are in the collection, numbered from 2003-216 through 220. (Original negative). From: David Stern, nephew of Leo Stern. Please credit Portrait by Leo Stern, courtesy Harry S.