John R. Steelman (far left) talks with an unidentified woman during an a dinner honoring Howard Colvin. Mrs. John Steelman is pictured second from the right next to William Lillier who was a member of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The two gentlemen at the head of the table are unidentified.
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.
President Harry S. Truman (seated) speaks with members of railroad unions and railroad executives after they reached an agreement to avert a railroad strike over wages. Standing, from left to right: Alvanley Johnston, President of the Brotherhood of Engineers; David Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen; A. J. Glover, President of the Switchmen's Union of North America; William T. Faircy, President of the Association of American Railroads; C. D. Mackay, Assistant Vice President of the Southern Railroad System; Assistant to the President John R.