U. S. Army Engineers on the Truman treadway bridge over the Elbe River
U. S. Army Engineers have named their treadway bridge, which they built across the Elbe River, the Truman Bridge, after the new U. S. President.
U.S. Army Signal Corps
President Truman presenting tray to Robert Patterson
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) with President Harry S. Truman (center). President Truman and General Eisenhower are presenting a silver tray and a scroll to retiring Secretary of War Robert Patterson (right).
Truman's handwriting on the back of a Potsdam photograph describing telling Stalin about the atomic bomb
Harry S. Truman's handwriting on the back of a photograph of the Potsdam Conference area, accession number 63-1456-46: "In which I tell Stalin we expect to drop the most powerful explosive ever made on the Japanese. He smiled and said he appreciated my telling him--but he did not know what I was talking about--the Atomic Bomb! HST". See also 62-769 and 769A for negatives." From Potsdam album, 1945
Crew of World War One German submarine which was sunk by U.S.S. Fanning, lined up on the deck
Crew of the World War One German submarine which was sunk by U.S.S. Fanning, lined up on deck of the sinking U-boat. Photo was taken by a sailor on the U.S.S. Fanning. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.
Portrait of Conrad E. Snow
Portrait of Brigadier General Conrad E. Snow used in his oral history interview. Donor: General Snow.
Senator Truman on an Inspection Trip in 1939
Group of United States Senators and Representatives on a Truman Committee inspection trip in 1939. From left to right: Congressman Charles R. Clason; Congressman Thomas E. Martin; Senator John Sparkman; Senator Chan Gurney; Major John E. Upston; Congressman John M. Costello; Lieutenant General Calvin Stockley; Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Harry S. Truman; Congressman Paul W. Shafer; Lieutenant General Devers; and Brigadier General Arthur Wilson.
Sergeant Royer, chief telephone operator at the Potsdam Conference
Staff Sergeant Edith Royer, chief telephone operator of the switchboard at U. S. headquarters in Babelsburg, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Major General Deane at Potsdam
Major General John R. Deane arrives at conference home of United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Averell Harriman. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Grounds of the Little White House during Potsdam Conference
View of the grounds of the "Little White House," the residence of President Harry S. Truman in Babelsberg, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. An unidentified soldier stands on guard. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Private Bellon and Sergeant Scott test phone lines at the Potsdam Conference
Private First Class Gladys Bellon and Sergeant Robert Scott test phone lines in the frame room of the switchboard at the U. S. headquarters at the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.