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Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948

Official Cabinet Photograph

This is an official photo of President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet. Seated around the table from left to right, are: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark.

Dr. Edwin G. Nourse Reports to the Cabinet

Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, head of the President's Special Economic Advisory Council, reports to the Cabinet that rationing and price controls are essential to the success of the food conservation program through which the United States is called upon to aid starving Europe. In the front row, from left to right, pictured are Acting Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark.

Official Cabinet Photograph

This is an official photo of President Harry S. Truman and member of his Cabinet. Copies of each man's signature are printed below the image. From left to right, they are Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Official Cabinet Photograph

This is an official photo of President Harry S. Truman and member of his Cabinet. From left to right, they are Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W.

President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with Lewis B. Schwellenbach

Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (left) shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman (center) while John R. Steelman (right) looks on. The gentleman in the background is unidentified. The occasion was President Truman's speech to delegates that opened the Labor-Management Conference. The event was held in the Labor Auditorium, Washington, D.C.