Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent on his first official visit to the United States. President Truman greeted Prime Minister St. Laurent outside Blair House in Washington, DC.

President Harry S. Truman congratulates Washington Times-Herald photographer Paul J. Dennehy on his prize winning photograph, which they are holding in the Oval Office. Dennehy won the Features category for his photo "A Good Night's Rest" during the 6th Annual Photo Exhibit of the White House Press Photographers Association. Donated by the family of Paul Dennehy.

President Harry S. Truman and Eleanor Pool Arnold share smiles next to a plaque during the dedication of Arnold Engineering Development Center near Tullahoma, TN. The AEDC was named for General Henry "Hap" Arnold, the first General of the Air Force, and is a facility with wind tunnels dedicated to testing air and space technology. This photo is from an album of images detailing the accomplishments of the first 20 years of the AEDC, sent to former president Truman by General Jessup D. Lowe.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to the Conference on Fire Prevention, calling on state and local government officials to join the federal government in mapping a program to cut the nation's staggering fire loss. Seated in the front row behind the president are (left) Washington, DC District Commissioner J. Russell Young and (right) Major General Philip B. Fleming, conference chairman.

Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background, left of President Truman. Others are unidentified.

Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."

Bess Truman (left) speaks with Emma-Stina Prescott (second to left) while Harry S. Truman (second from right) speaks to Kenneth W. Prescott (right) during a reception in honor of the Prescotts at the home of Dr. Philip C. Brooks. From General Correspondence series, folder Pres-Press.

Former First Lady Bess Truman (left) holds flowers as she stands on the front porch next to former President Harry S. Truman (right) as he tips his hat to the crowds outside their home at 219 North Delaware in Independence, Missouri. The Trumans returned from Washington, D.C. for the first time after leaving the presidency.

An unidentified police officer (second left) hands flowers to former First Lady Bess Truman (second from right) upon her and former President Harry S. Truman's (right) arrival in Independence, Missouri, after leaving the presidency. Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford (left) stands behind the police officer. A large crowd gathers on Delaware St. as Mr. Truman and Bess Truman return to their home.