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From left to right, Rosemary Wilson, Perle Mesta, and Ilona Massey attend an unknown event.

Earl Wilson and Ilona Massey (right) attend an unidentified event.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown standing beside a poster prepared for the Treasury Department's Independence Bond Drive. The Liberty Bell is pictured on the poster.

John R. Steelman (left), Assistant to President Harry S. Truman, with his wife, Emma (second from left), chat with White House Appointment Secretary Matthew J. Connelly (second from right) and his wife (right).

A portrait of Secretary of Labor during the Truman Administration, Lewis Schwellenbach. This portrait is part of the album, "The Cabinet - December 25, 1946."

Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman, is with several fellow guests at the 1946 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: unidentified man, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Matthew Connelly, unidentified man, unidentified girl, Irma (Mrs. Robert E.) Hannegan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Matt Connelly (right) socializes with Reathel Odum (Secretary to Bess W. Truman, second from right) and other unidentified guests at the 1946 annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

A group of men and women are seated at a table at the 1946 Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Seated around the table, from left to right: Matthew Connelly, John Steelman, two unidentified men, William Hassett, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, and unidentified woman. Seated at a table in the background, visible to the left of Mr. Hassett, is Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (center) and Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (left) talk to an unidentified man (right). From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the 1946 annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. Front row, left to right: Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Joseph E. Davies. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.