Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background.

Prior to start of "Big Three" conference in an elaborate estate in the Potsdam area, U. S. Army Signal Corps and Russian Army photographers record the historic moment for the world to see. In top center can be seen the "Big Three", President Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchi1l, all with backs to camera. Inscribed on back of photo: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST"

A portrait of Joseph Stalin is hung on Unter den Linden (a boulevard), Mitte, Berlin, Germany, after the defeat of the Nazi Army in World War II. City Hall tower can be seen in the background.

Stands erected by the Russians at Unter den Linder, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, for the Big Three Meeting. Three paintings of Allied leaders are shown, from left to right: President Harry S. Truman of the United States, Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Winston Churchill of Great Britain.

Left to right: Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain, President Harry S. Truman, and Generalissimo Joseph Stalin of Russia, sitting in the garden at Potsdam in front of a barrage of cameras. Fourth from the left of those standing is General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to Truman. From: Kirke B. Lawton, Major General, United States Army.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left), President Harry S. Truman (center), and General Joseph Stalin in a garden at Cecilienhof, Berlin during the Potsdam conference. From Potsdam album #2, Trip to Potsdam.

The Big Three (Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Clement Attlee) and their advisors settle down to discussions at the conference table at Potsdam. Stalin, Truman, and Attlee are seated in the chairs with the gold figures on the back. Others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam." Same as 63-1453-23.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) with Generalissimo Josef Stalin (second from left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right), with aides (Admiral William D. Leahy is in the left background) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. From "Potsdam Album #1, Trip to Potsdam." Same as 63-1454-49.

President Harry S. Truman greets Russian Premier Joseph Stalin before the Big Three Conference at Potsdam. Same as 63-1455-37. From: Papers of Charles G. Ross; 12x18 Metal album with letters CGR.

Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill are photographed together for the first time just before the opening of the Big Three Conference at Potsdam. Same as 63-1455-26. From: Papers of Charles G. Ross; 12x18 Metal album with letters CGR.