World War, 1939-1945

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk smiling at an unidentified assistant at the time of his announcement of the end of World War II in Europe.

President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk before a microphone announcing the end of World War II in Europe. An unidentified photographer in the foreground is taking his picture.

Surrender seal from U.S.S. Missouri. This marked the spot upon which the Japanese surrender instrument was signed, ending World War II.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left), President Harry S. Truman (center), and General Joseph Stalin in a garden at Cecilienhof, Berlin during the Potsdam conference. From Potsdam album #2, Trip to Potsdam.

Senator Harry S. Truman (center with shovel) breaking ground for an $18 million ammunition plant on the Lake City Arsenal site in Missouri. On Truman's left is Mayor John B. Gage and on Truman's right is Independence mayor Roger T. Sermon.

From left to right: Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Marshall Joseph Stalin at a meeting of the Allies at Potsdam. This image is a slight crop of another image in our collection, 63-1457-28.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill speaks with President Franklin D. Roosevelt after their arrival to attend the Yalta Conference. In the background is a crowd of people standing in front of the airplane.

President Harry S. Truman leaves his temporary "White House" to attend a meeting of the Potsdam Conference. Behind President Truman on the stairs, from left to right, is Captain James K. Vardaman, U. S. Navy, the President's naval aide; and Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, his military aide. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Frank Gatteri, U.S. Army Photographer

From left to right, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman and Marshal Josef Stalin at Potsdam. Others in the photo are unidentified. Photo was taken by a German whose camera was confiscated. Members of the 2nd Armored Division made a few prints. From: L. R. Spencer.

German U-Boat equipment from Nazi submarine captured off the Atlantic coast by the Coast Guard cutter U.S.S. Icarus.