Portraits

Class picture for James (Jimmy) D. Thayer, son of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia. Sign on desk says "Germany 1960."

Class picture for James (Jimmy) D. Thayer, son of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia. Sign on desk says "Germany 1961."

One of four pictures of a smiling Harry S. Truman cropped from larger photographs. The pictures were attached to a 35th Division Association decal, with "member 1958" on it. From: 35th Division Collection - Unidentified and miscellaneous file, Joseph Ambrose.

Portrait of Hugh Fulton by Karsh. The photo bears an original penciled signature of Karsh at the bottom. Mr. Fulton was the council for the Truman Committee.

Hugh Fulton, Chief Counsel of the Special Committee of the Senate to Investigate the National Defense Program (Truman Committee) from 1941 to 1944, sits at a desk in what appears to be his office. The location and date are unknown, although a telegram on the desk has a date of August 1, 1950. From: Hugh Fulton.

Portrait of Madge (Margaret Elizabeth) Gates Wallace, mother of Bess Wallace Truman.

Portrait of Madge Gates, mother of Bess Wallace Truman.

Formal portrait of Harry S. Truman (right) and his younger brother, J. Vivian Truman, as children. Harry S. Truman is age four, Vivian is age two. Same as 62-359, 66-2928 and 72-3421. From: Estate of Mary Jane Truman.

Portrait of a young Bess Wallace (Elizabeth Virginia Wallace), in pigtails. This was taken around the time of the future First Lady's 13th birthday.

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young woman, possibly a member of the Wallace family, in a dark dress with lace collar, seated in a chair. The photo is in a velvet-lined, embellished leather case. (Companion photo to 2009-1610 and 1612) From: Truman Home.