Man laying documents on desk
An African American man is laying documents on the desk of President Harry S. Truman.
African Americans
President Harry S. Truman Meets Two Unidentified Men
President Harry S. Truman (center) meets with two African American gentlemen, one of whom is possibly Marshall L. Shephard. The other man is unidentified.
President Truman with others in White House
President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) meeting with Senator Harley Kilgore of West Virginia (second from the right) and unidentified African American men. They are presenting an issue of "Color" magazine to President Truman.
Eisenhower Inaugural Ball
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (front row, eighth and ninth from the right, in the center) at their Inaugural Ball, with other unidentified people. A photo of Vice President Richard Nixon is on the wall on the right.
President Truman Meets with Delegation
President Harry S. Truman meets with a delegation representing the National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence. From left to right: Leslie Perry, Washington D. C. representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Boris Shishkin, of the American Federation of Labor; Frederick E. Reissig, of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America; President Truman; Walter White, Secretary, NAACP; James Carey, Secretary, Congress of Industrial Organizations; and Dr. Channing Tobias.
A group of people standing with President Truman in his private train car
A group of mostly African American supporters standing with President Harry S. Truman in his train car. Left to Right: Press Secretary Charles Ross; Anna Hedgeman; J. McKinley Neal; Robert L. Sweeney; Lewis W. Clymer; and President Truman. The photograph is autographed "Kindest regards to Robert L. Sweeney from Harry S. Truman, October 1948." (Same as 2006-208, only this one is autographed). The caption on the back of the photo reads: "This picture was taken in Pres. Truman's train in his private car, the Ferdinand Magellan. This was the only group who saw him on this trip.
Harry S. Truman Getting a Haircut
In the 10th Street barbershop, former President Harry S. Truman is getting a haircut from Frank Spina, while Robert Brown ("Bob") is shining Mr. Truman's shoes. Donor: Edward Meisburger (a friend from Battery D, as is Frank Spina)
Photograph of a Negro family outside of a house
Photograph of a Negro family outside of a house. Martha Ann Swoyer identified them as a family who helped the Trumans in the 1890's. Copied from photographs loaned to the Harry S. Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, daughter of J. Vivian Truman.
Bob seeing former President Truman out the door
At the 10th Street Barbershop, Bob, an employee, is seeing former President Truman out the door.
Portrait of Robert L. Sweeny, a friend of Harry S. Truman
Portrait of Robert L. Sweeny, a friend of Harry S. Truman, and the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office, 1948. Donor: Robert L. Sweeney