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Ernest Bevin Signs the North Atlantic Treaty

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin signs North Atlantic Treaty. British Ambassador to the United States Sir Oliver Franks stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman look on. Donor: Dorothy Girton

Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, Signs North Atlantic Treaty

Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, seated, signs the North Atlantic Treaty. Baron Silvercruys of Belgium, on Spaak's right, and John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department, stand watching him. Seated in the front row in the background are left to right: Ernest Bevin, United Kingdom; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

Truman being sworn in as Vice-President

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as Vice President of the United States at the White House. From left to right: Edwin Halsey, Secretary of the Senate; Henry A. Wallace; Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan; unidentified Secret Service man; Colonel James Roosevelt, United States Marine Corps; Vice President Harry S. Truman (taking oath); and Major General Edwin M. Watson, Secretary to the President.