Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979

Swearing in of General Philip B. Fleming (left) as first Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation. Secretary Charles Sawyer is on the right.

Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce, on stage, at the podium, addresses a group of people. Behind him, sitting on chairs, are several unidentified men. The event, date, and location are unknown. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photos in the audiovisual area.

Margaret Truman and her friend Mary Shaw Branton and others in the audience for the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" at the Rock Creek Park Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre. Front row, left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton, and Margaret Truman. Press Secretary Charles Ross is also present (second row, fourth from right). All others are unidentified.

Original is oversized 11 X 14 studio portrait of the 1949 Cabinet seated around the table. l to r: Julius Krug, Charles Sawyer, Alben Barkley, Maurice Tobin, Charles Brannan, Jesse Donaldson, James Forrestal, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, John Snyder and Tom Clark. Oversize photo is filed in oversize file. This is same photo is 64-3-14 but it is autographed and a small photo is in the Ross Metal album 96-99.

Left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Harold Stark, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Ambassador to Belgium Charles Sawyer, President Harry S. Truman, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, on board the U.S.S. Augusta at Antwerp. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Similar to 63-1380-46.

Formal portrait of President Truman and his Cabinet. Left to Right: Louis Johnson, Dean Acheson, the President, Vice President Barkley, John Snyder, Tom Clark. Second Row - Left to Right - Julius Krug, Jesse Donaldson, Charles Brannan, Charles Sawyer, and Maurice Tobin.

Portrait of Charles Sawyer at a desk, shown after succeeding W. Averell Harriman as Secretary of Commerce. From: Beth Gore

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Ambassador Charles Sawyer from Antwerp to Brussels, after arrival for the Potsdam Conference. Similar to 63-1455-4. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman and Ambassador Charles Sawyer meet in Antwerp, Belgium upon President Truman's arrival on the U. S. S. Augusta to attend the Potsdam Conference. Charles Sawyer is the U. S. Ambassador to Belgium. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Ambassador Charles Sawyer, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Admiral Harold Stark leave the U. S. S. Augusta upon its arrival in Antwerp, Belgium. The ship has carried President Truman and his party to attend the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.