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Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979

Members of the National Security Resources Board meet

Members of the National Security Resources Board are seated around a table, left to right: Charles Sawyer; Oscar Chapman; Dean Acheson; Stuart Symington; John Snyder; Stephen Early; Maurice Tobin; W. Averell Harriman. The men standing are, left to right: Clarence McCormick; Frederick Lawton; John Steelman; Herbert Howard; and Robert Smith. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet, Autographed by All

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet, autographed by all. Pictured clockwise from bottom left corner are Charles Sawyer, Charles E. Wilson, John R. Steelman, Alben W. Barkley, W. Averell Harriman, Maurice J. Tobin, Charles F. Brannan, Jesse M. Donaldson, Robert A. Lovett, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, John W. Snyder, J. Howard McGrath, and Oscar L. Chapman.

Truman and Cabinet

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet. Around the table, from left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath.

Census Officials Attend Computer Dedication

Officials from the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce attend the Philadelphia Dedication of UNIVAC, the Universal Automatic Computer, the first of its kind. First row, left to right: Miss Nora Cronin, Secretary to Dr. Peel; Miss Helen B. White, Secretary to Dr. Peel; Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau; Charles W. Sawyer, United States Secretary of Commerce; Dr. A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director of Census. All others are unidentified.