Potsdam Conference, 1945

The courtyard near the rear of Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany, where the Potsdam Conference will be held. The arched passageway leads from the Russian office to the conference room. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General George C. Marshall leaves Cecilienhof Palace, scene of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany, after a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Others in the photo are unidentified. From Potsdam Album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes watches. Truman and Byrnes have just arrived at Churchill's residence for a dinner. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Conference table at Cecilienhof Palace, site of the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General George C. Marshall, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, and General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General, U. S. Army Air Forces, arrive at the residence of Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a dinner given by the British Prime Minister for President Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during the Potsdam Conference. The two generals return the salute of the Guard of Honor formed by a detachment of Scots Guards of the British Brigade of Foot Guards. From Potsdam album, 1945

Preparations were made for the Potsdam Conference in this display in the courtyard between the main gate and entrance to the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. The star is made of red begonias. From Potsdam album, 1945.

The "Big Three" and their foreign ministers gather in the garden of Cecilienhof Palace during the last day of the Potsdam Conference. Seated, left to right: British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Standing, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman talks to Lieutenant Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan of Kansas City, Missouri, Chaplain to U. S. forces in the European theater after church services in Berlin, Germany. The President is attending the Potsdam Conference and is reunited with his chaplain from World War I. Behind President Truman on the left is Major General Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Conference table at Cecilienhof Palace, site of the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Office and library of President Harry S. Truman in the American quarters of Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany where the Potsdam Conference is being held. This space adjoins the Conference Room proper. From Potsdam album, 1945.