Potsdam Conference, 1945

Admiral Harold Stark and General Dwight D. Eisenhower in a car preparing to ride in a procession behind President Harry S. Truman from Antwerp, Belgium to Brussels, where the President will proceed to Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. The admiral at far right is unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Hand-carved desk used by President Truman during his stay at the "Little White House," his residence during the Potsdam Conference. The Little White House was located in Babelsburg, Germany, just outside Potsdam. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Women's Army Corps Lieutenant May Felts and Staff Sergeant John Schwarz, mess sergeant, discuss details of the day's menu for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Distance view of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspecting the honor guard at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany. The Guard was composed of men from the Royal Navy, Canadians, Royal Air Force, and a battalion of Grenadier Guards. Prime Minister Churchill has just arrived in Berlin to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives at Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany for the opening of the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) descend the steps of the Little White House in the Potsdam Conference area. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right: Major General Floyd Parks, U. S. Commanding General, Berlin Area; General George S. Patton, Jr., Commanding General, U. S. 3rd Army; Colonel William H. Kyle, aide to Secretary of War Stimson; John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War; Harvey H. Bundy; and Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson stand in a half track as they review the 2nd Armored Division, in Berlin, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Women's Army Corps Corporal Alma Bradley operates switchboard at the Little White House, President Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General Brehon B. Somervell, Commanding General, Army Service Forces, center, is escorted to his car by Brigadier General Earl S. Hoag, Commander of the European Division Air Transport Command. General Somervell has arrived at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.