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Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference

Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is on the right, opposite the United States flag on the table. Seated to the right of President Truman are Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko. Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at the top, in the white uniform. Seated on the left of Stalin is Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee is seated in the left corner, opposite the British flag on the table.

President Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam

Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at Potsdam. From left to right, row 1 : Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Second row: General Harry Vaughan, interpreter Charles Bohlen, interpreter V. N. Pavlov (mostly obscured by Truman), Captain James K. Vardaman, and Charles Ross (partially obscured).

The Big Three at Potsdam

Members of the Big Three and their advisers pose for a photograph outside Cecilienhof for the Potsdam Conference. Seated from left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Marshal Joseph Stalin. Standing behind chairs, from left to right are: Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. All others are unidentified.

Potsdam Conference Session

A session of the Potsdam Conference takes place at Cecilienhof. Soviet President Joseph Stalin is seated near the center, wearing white. Seated around the table, counter-clockwise from Stalin are: unidentified Soviet official; Andre Gromyko, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Harry S. Truman. Prime Minister Clement Attlee is in the lower right corner, directly opposite the British flag. Seated on Stalin's left is Vyacheslav Molotov. Others are unidentified.

Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Conference table at the Potsdam Conference

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.

Soviet Foreign Minister V. Molotov Takes Argentine Ambassador Leopold Bravo for a Boat Ride

E. Clifton Daniel took this photograph of Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov rowing a boat containing Argentine ambassador Leopold Bravo (facing camera) on a lake on the former estate of Prince Orlov. Note on the back of the photo reads in part: "On their return, when the prow was hauled ashore, the stern sank, and the ambassador found himself sitting in water." The event was a party given for foreign diplomats and their families by Soviet Premier Nikolai A. Bulgain. Part of a group of photographs belonging to E.