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Bedouin Boy Near Monastery

Partial view of a young Bedouin boy standing in the desert near St. Catherine's Monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Charles Thayer describes as "a young Bedouin boy outside the Monastery." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia took in March 1961. Photos intended for a possible magazine article by Thayer. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Ambassador James C. Dunn Greeting Children

Interior view with United States Ambassador to Italy, 1946-1952, James C. Dunn on the right shaking hands with an unidentified boy who is standing with other children and adults. Identification with the photograph indicates it was taken in Rome, Italy, at the inauguration of a children's art exhibit. Included on the back is the list of guests invited to a reception held Saturday, July 28, 1951 at 7 p.m. at Villa Taverna, official residence of the United States Ambassador to Italy.

President Harry S. Truman Receives a Gift While in Cuba

President Harry S. Truman, seated on the back of the open car, receives a scrapbook from twelve year old William Barrett, son of Chief Pharmacist's Mate P.W. Barrett of the United States Navy, while Admiral William Leahy (front seat) looks on. Young Barrett presented the scrapbook to the President on behalf of his schoolmates during the President's visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All others are unidentified.

Secretary Frank Pace Speaking with Children at Fort Richardson

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (second from left) are speaking with a group of boys at Fort Richardson, Alaska, during their inspection trip of Alaskan defenses. One of the boys is on a bicycle, and various cars can be seen in the background. Other soldiers in the background are unidentified.

Wallace Family on a Porch

Members of the Wallace family on the porch of an unidentified home, possibly in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From left to right: Elizabeth Gates, Madge Gates Wallace, George Wallace, Fred Wallace (small child seated on ledge), Frank Wallace, Bess Wallace, and unidentified man. From: Truman home, an album of Wallace family, friends, and vacations.