Bloom, Solomon F. (Solomon Frank), 1903-1962

Harry S. Truman and American Delegation watch Tom Connally sign the United Nations Charter at San Francisco. Standing from left to right: Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Commander Harold Stassen, unidentified man, Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, Representative Charles S. Eaton, Representative Sol Bloom and Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson at Acheson's swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. Standing in the background, from left to right, are: unidentified woman, unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by Vinson), Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

Dean Acheson (left) being sworn in as Secretary of State by Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right). Standing behind his desk in the Oval Office is President Harry S. Truman. In the background from left to right are: Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Mary Jane Truman, and an unidentified woman.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs a bill authorizing a $65,000,000 loan for construction of a permanent United Nations Headquarters in New York City. At the White House ceremony are, from left to right: Secretary of State George C. Marshall; Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Byron Price, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations; New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Representative Charles A. Eaton; Warren Austin, United States Representative to the United Nations; Senator Tom Connally; and Representative Sol Bloom.

Henry A. Wallace (right) is greeted by Rep. Sol Bloom, New York, left, and Chairman Charles A. Eaton, New Jersey, as the hearing before House Foreign Affairs got underway this morning. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in an appearance today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged extension of the Lend-Lease Act with its full effectiveness and "without delay." Stimson is shown with Rep. Sol Bloom, Chairman of the Committee. From: Beth Gore.

Gen. Carlos P. Romulo (right), Resident Commissioner of the Philippines, testifying against war criminals before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He is shown here with Rep. Sol Bloom, N. Y., Chairman of the Committee. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Prime Minister Ferenc Nagy of Hungary and Rep. Sol Bloom, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, reviewing a map in Mr. Bloom's office. From: Beth Gore.

Shown fourth from the left is Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post, asking Congress to approve further funds for UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency) without any restrictions which "would tend to delay or possibly complete obstruct" the organization's work. At far right is House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Sol Bloom of New York. From: Beth Gore.