Potsdam Conference, 1945

One of the rooms in the Little White House at Babelsberg, where President Harry S. Truman stayed during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (left), accompanied by Commander R. E. Dornin, mount the steps to their quarters near the conference area during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945

L to R: General Harry Vaughan; Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin; Charles Bohlen, interpreter for President Truman; V. N. Pavlov, interpreter for Stalin; Captain James K. Vardaman (mostly obscured by Truman); President Harry S. Truman; Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Secretary of State James Byrnes; Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. They are attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) watches President Harry S. Truman cut a special Presidential cake baked by Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal. Major John E. Lennox watches. The cake presentation was held at the Little White House, President Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill passes the parade of Bren carriers belonging to the Canadian contingent during the British Victory parade in Berlin, Germany. Prime Minister Churchill has just arrived to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

The flags of the United States, Great Britain, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics decorate the conference room at Potsdam. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander (left), Supreme Commander, Mediterranean, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and Field Marshal Maitland Wilson, Chief of British Staff Mission in Washington are seen in the garden of Stimson's house in the Potsdam Conference area. The Field Marshals were luncheon guests. From Potsdam album, 1945.

At an airfield near Brussels, Belgium President Harry S. Truman, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany, speaks to a member of the 137th Regiment of the 35th Division. The 35th Division was designated as honor guard because it was the President's outfit in World War I. The soldier speaking to the President is Staff Sergeant Ernie Atkin of Madisonvale, Tennessee. Same as 63-1454-34. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Admiral Harold Stark (left) and General Dwight D. Eisenhower await President Harry S. Truman's arrival at Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (right) meets Captain Clyde R. Mills, a member of the 137th Infantry, 35th Division, at an airfield near Brussels. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam Album, 1945.