Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979

Photo showing Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer at the A. Shaw Co., Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Snyder (left) shakes hands with gentleman while Mr. Sawyer (center) looks on.

Photo showing Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer at the A. Shaw Company, Inc., in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Sawyer speaks from podium while unidentified others on platform watch. Mr. Snyder is at far left.

A color photograph of former Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder (right, profile) standing with former Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (middle) and another man with his back to the camera. Mr. Sawyer has signed in the dark area "To one of my favorites John Snyder: Regards, Charles Sawyer. From: John W. Snyder Papers.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet await the arrival of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at Washington National Airport. From left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; two unidentified people.

Photo showing Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer at the A. Shaw Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Snyder (far left) and Mr. Sawyer (seated next to Snyder) watch speaker and unidentified others.

Photo showing Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer at the A. Shaw Company, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Snyder (center left, dark suit) and Mr. Sawyer (center right, dark suit) gaze downward while others look on.

President Harry S. Truman (center) congratulates W. Averell Harriman (left) upon his swearing-in as new Director of the Mutual Security Agency after an Oval Office ceremony. Chief Justice Fred Vinson looks on (right). Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (second from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (second from right), and John Steelman (right). All others are unidentified.

Cameras gather in the Oval Office around President Harry S. Truman (center), W. Averell Harriman (left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) as Harriman takes the oath as new director of the Mutual Security Agency. Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (fourth from left, partly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (fifth from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (third from right), and John Steelman (second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on as Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administers the oath of office to W. Averell Harriman (left) as the first Director of the Mutual Security Agency in an Oval Office ceremony. Also present are John Steelman (background, right), and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (background, second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman saying goodbye before leaving on his plane "The Independence", which will take him to Key West, Florida for vacation. Foreground, from left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (back to camera), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, and Director of the Mutual Security Agency W. Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.