Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Harry S. Truman Shaking Hands at the Potsdam Conference

Accession Number

63-1457-29

8x10 inches (21x26 cm)

Black & White

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NAID 348307615

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Keywords

Potsdam Conference, 1945

Presidents

Prime ministers

United States-Soviet relations

World War, 1939-1945

World politics, 1945-1989

HST Keywords

Churchill, Winston - Potsdam; Stalin, Josef - Potsdam - Big Three; Potsdam - Big Three; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Russia; Truman - Potsdam - Big Three

People Pictured

Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965

Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:

U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

In a triple handshake, President Harry S. Truman (center) holds the hands of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) and Soviet leader Josef Stalin (right) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. Others in the background are unidentified. Similar to 58-797, which is in color.

Date(s)

July 23, 1945

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Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Harry S. Truman Shaking Hands at the Potsdam Conference