From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Harry S. Truman, and William Hassett on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Written on back of snapshot, in Margaret Truman's handwriting: "Dad, Charlie (Mr. Ross) and the 'Bishop' (Mr. Hassett) in yard of Little White House - Key West, Nov. 29th, 1949."
The two adopted granddaughters of Charles G. Ross, Presidential Press Secretary, were at the train when President Truman's train made a brief stop in St. Louis. The President is shown giving them a lot of attention while Ross holds them in this 11 x 14 photo that is similar to 96-50 and 90-67.
President Harry S. Truman (in light suit) poses with a bowling ball with Gerald A. Kopp (seated in wheelchair, left), Gordon W. Scott (seated in wheelchair, center), and Leo L. Ladouceur (seated in wheelchair, right) in the White House Bowling Alley. The men are winners in the ten pin bowling competition sponsored by the Bowlers Victory Legion and held within the Veterans Administration Paraplegic Centers. In the background, second from right, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. News photographers are visible in the foreground. This 11 x 14 photo is similar to 59-1281-1 but a better print.
A group of African-American supporters meet with President Harry S. Truman in his private railroad car, the Ferdinand Magellan, after delivering a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. Left to right are: Charles Ross (Press Secretary), Anna Hedgeman (leader and chief strategist of the Citizens Committee to Reelect Truman), J. McKinley Neal (Missouri State Representative), Robert L. Sweeney (the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office), Lewis W. Clymer, and President Truman. (Same as 78-741 and 2006-7. 2006-7 is autographed.)
President Harry S. Truman meets with Robert L. Sweeney, a friend of the President and the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office, and others in his private car aboard the Ferdinand Magellan, the Presidential train. This photo was taken sometime after President Truman gave a campaign speech in Des Moines, Iowa. Left to right are: Press Secretary Charles Ross; leader and chief strategist of the Citizens Committee to Reelect Truman, Anna Hedgeman; Missouri State Representative J. McKinley Neal; Robert L. Sweeney; Lewis M. Clymer; and President Truman.