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Looking aft in the Executive Stateroom of the ATC's special mission Douglas DC-6, "The Independence", named in honor of President Harry S. Truman's home town. Swivel and reclining chair faces a bleached mahogany conference table on which the Great Seal of the United States is inlaid in natural wood. Built-in-bed divan on the left is covered with natural elk hide. Door at the rear leads to the private dressing room. At the right of the door is a file case and behind the chair is a magazine rack. Controls for a special radio set are visible at the right of the chair. Telephone handset located beside the radio is not visible in this photograph. Donor: New York Herald Tribune