Birthdays

A foreign exchange student, Barbro Carita Sjovall of Finland (right), greets former President Harry S. Truman (left) at a luncheon honoring his 79th birthday at the Muehlebach Hotel. Others in the background are unidentified.

This model that symbolizes the United Nations was given to former President Harry S. Truman at his 79th birthday luncheon. The panel on the side facing the camera models the UN building in New York City. A globe surrounded by the flags of the world sits atop the model on a large wooden stand.

A foreign exchange student, Selma Antonieta de Andrade Lima of Brazil, greets former President Harry S. Truman (left) at a luncheon honoring his 79th birthday at the Muehlebach Hotel.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) talks with Henry Talge (second from left) at a luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel celebrating Mr. Truman's 79th birthday. Mr. Talge is pointing to a globe on a large wooden stand surrounded by the flags of the world, meant to symbolize the United Nations. All others are unidentified.

Guests are gathered at a luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel celebrating President Harry S. Truman's 79th Birthday. The man on the left is Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks. All others are unidentified.

A foreign exchange student, Sabine Grossi of Austria (right), greets former President Harry S. Truman (left) at a luncheon honoring his 79th birthday at the Muehlebach Hotel. Others in the background are unidentified.

A large group of unidentified guests gather at a luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel celebrating former President Harry S. Truman's 79th birthday.

Many guests are seated at a luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel for former President Harry S. Truman's 79th birthday. All are unidentified.

A male foreign student (left, unidentified) greets former President Harry S. Truman (right) at a luncheon honoring his 79th birthday at the Muehlebach Hotel. Others in the background are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) sits at a table at a luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel celebrating his 79th birthday. He is joined at the table (from left to right) by David Noyes, Henry Talge, Homer Wadsworth, and Governor Frank Morrison of Nebraska.