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President Harry S. Truman (in background, second from right) converses with an unidentified military officer during a ceremony at Girard College. In the foreground, soldiers stand at attention presenting their swords.

President Harry S. Truman (front, left) stands at attention during a procession at Girard College. Truman is accompanied by an unidentified military official. A large crowd lines the stands in the background.

President Harry S. Truman tosses a baseball from the stands to open the baseball season. Two unidentified baseball players are also on hand. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman attending the first baseball game of the season with his family and friends. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, fourth from right) holds a baseball presumably given to him by Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Baseball Club (front row, standing, third from right). Two unidentified baseball players are also present. Seated in the stands, front row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. Seated behind them are, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President and Mrs. Truman with dignitaries attended commemorative exercises at the Lincoln Memorial, held by the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. L to R: W. Elkins Reed, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, and First Lady Bess Truman.

President and Mrs. Truman with dignitaries (backs turned) attended commemorative exercises at the Lincoln Memorial, held by the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. L to R: General Ulysses S. Grant III, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan and W. Elkins Reed.

President and Mrs. Truman with dignitaries attended commemorative exercises at the Lincoln Memorial, held by the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. L to R: W. Elkins Reed, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and General Ulysses S. Grant III.

President Harry S. Truman and dignitaries facing the Lincoln Memorial in the foreground with the crowd in the background. From left to right, (backs to the camera) Ulysses S. Grant III, Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan and W. Elkins Reed.

Portrait of General Walter Bedell Smith. Smith was ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949, and was head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1953. The photo is autographed on the outside border: "For President Truman, with affection and admiration from Bedell Smith." Donor: Harry S. Truman.