Marie Hansen

Each pen used in signing the British Loan Bill was completely wiped by President Harry S. Truman with a scrap of white rag before it was presented to each Cabinet member or British dignitary. Looking at the President as he wipes the pen are Left to Right: Will Clayton, Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Ambassador Lord Inverchapel. An 11 x 14 photo in a series of seven.

President Harry S. Truman reaches for another of the wooden pens used for the signing of the British Loan Bill which he distributes to the Cabinet members, legislators and others present who had a part in the passage of the Bill. A Senator awaits his presentation on the far left. This is one of a series of seven photos. Behind the President, third from left, is Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Assistant Secretary of State William Clayton and Fred Vinson.

The President prepares to sign the British Loan Bill with a new pen while (left to right) Will Clayton, Fred Vinson, Secretary of States James Byrnes and British Ambassador Lord Inverchapel look on. This is one in a series of seven 11 x 14 photos.

President Harry S. Truman signs the last pages of the British Loan Bill as (left to right) Will Clayton, Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Lord Inverchapel look on in this 11 x 14 photo from a series of seven.

Wearing a Shrine Fez presented to him by the Imperial Potentate of the Shrine of San Francisco, President Truman in a joyful mood models his new desk gadget for photographers. A "Scram", "yes" and "no" on the sides of the triangle are designed to indicate his attitude. Shown with him are members of the Kansas City, Missouri Ararat Shrine Temple. This is a 11 x 11 photo of superior quality.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. The group of four in the center are Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota; Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia; H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator, Truman Committee; and a McEvoy Project Manager.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. Left to right, in front of a Project Manager, are Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota; H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator, Truman Committee; and Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. Left to right are: Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota, a Project Manager of the McEvoy Co., Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia, and H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator for the Truman Committee.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program walk over a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Company. In front are a Project Manager for the McEvoy Company (left) and Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia. Behind them are Senator Joseph H. Ball (left) of Minnesota and H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator for the Truman Committee.

As a member of the Truman Committee investigating the national defense program, Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota climbs down the hatch of a Naval vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. The exact location is unknown.