C. Ed Alley

Photo of John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shaking hands with Cyrus S. Ching, Federal Mediation Director, prior to a luncheon where they discussed the pending miner's strike. Government officials had expressed fear that the soft coal strike might weaken the United States' position in the "cold war" against Russia. They are at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D. C. From: Beth Gore.

A 11 x 14 glossy superior print of President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office, reading to newsmen his announcement of the Japanese surrender, officially signaling the war's end. Behind the President seated just to his right are Admiral William D. Leahy, Presidential Chief of Staff, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and directly behind them, Attorney General Tom Clark.