Presidents

This photograph of a political cartoon by Cy Hungerford shows a small President Harry S. Truman trying to fill a large pair of shoes labeled "Roosevelt's shoes." An Uncle Sam character on the right is saying "I feel sorry for the little fellow!" A label at the top of this section reads "Five Years Ago." The lower portion of the cartoon shows President Truman "Today" wearing his own shoes and jumping a fence labeled "Political Hurdles." An Uncle Sam character on the right is saying "He's introduced his own style - and how!" The cartoon is captioned overall: "Time flies - and so does Harry."

This photograph of a political cartoon from Mexico is an image of President Harry S. Truman's face with the caption "El Universal - El gran diario de Mexico."

This photo of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman shows Harry S. Truman with images from "yesterday" and "today." The man labeled "yesterday" has the following text next to him: "Are we going to let a few men crush the American people?...Why doesn't he do something!!" The man labeled "today" has the following text next to him: "Are we going to sit by and see this man wreck organized labor?" The original cartoon was inscribed to Truman at the bottom: "With all good wishes to the President....Jim Berryman...and Admiration for the courage to stand by our democracy rather than the demagogues!"

This political cartoon from Mexico shows a boxing match with President Harry S. Truman in one corner and five men in the other. The men's robes are labeled (Arthur) Vandenberg, (Harold) Stassen, (Thomas E.) Dewey, (Robert) Taft, and (Joseph) Martin. The referee in the center of the ring is pointing to Truman.

This political cartoon by Art Wood shows President Harry S. Truman with wings being set free from the cage which was 18 years of government service. The caption at the top of the cartoon is "Free as a bird!" The cartoon was autographed: "To the Honorable Harry S. Truman with the kind regards of Art Wood, the Pittsburgh Press."

This photograph of a political cartoon by Cy Hungerford shows Harry S. Truman pushing an elephant labeled "GOP Congress" on a sled labeled "Harry Truman's sled" down Capitol Hill. The elephant asks, "Where do I go from here?" and Truman replies, "That's YOUR problem!" The cartoon is captioned "He's Off!" The original cartoon was inscribed to Truman: "With Best wishes to President Truman from Cy Hungerford."

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Captain Jack L. Treadwell.

This is a color transparency of a group of paintings of Harry S. Truman. The display is setting on the floor. There are at least 25 paintings together. From: White House archives donor, Truman Wing.

This is a 5 X 7 color photo of President Harry S. Truman at a Military Review. On the President's left are two Officers. The location is not known. There appears to be a large crowd present for the occasion.

President Harry S. Truman is prepared to board his airplane "The Sacred Cow." The other people in the photo are not identified. This photograph is a Kodachrome enlargement.