Christmas

President Harry S. Truman poses for a new portrait after completing today's work in his White House office. He leaves tomorrow to spend Christmas at his home in Independence, Missouri. From: Houston Post.

Margaret Truman (center) sits with her cousins, David Wallace (left) and Marion Wallace (right) in front of a Christmas tree. Both Margaret and David are holding gifts. They are in the family residence of the White House, second floor, West Sitting Hall. (See 2016-1296)

Margaret Truman (center) sits with her cousins David Wallace (left) and Marion Wallace (right) in front of a Christmas tree. Both Margaret and David are holding gifts. They are in the family residence of the White House, second floor West Sitting Hall. (See 2016-1297)

President Harry S. Truman poses in front of a mobile chest x-ray unit which was parked outside his White House office today in connection with a 1952 Christmas Seal sale promotion. He earlier was given the first sheet of new Christmas Seals by officials of the District of Columbia Tuberculosis Association, which distributes them. From: Houston Post.

This is a photograph of Christmas decorations adorning an entrance to GUM (Glavny Universalny Magazin) Department store on Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Crowds of people can be seen coming in and out of the entrance. GUM was the state owned chain of department stores.

Crowds gather around a statue of Grandfather Frost, the Russian version of Santa Claus, on display at the base of the New Year's Tree in the GUM department store. Note on the back of the photograph reads: " Grandfather Frost (Santa Claud) in GUM."

This is a photograph taken inside the huge GUM (Glavny Universalny Magazin) department store in Moscow, Russia of the New Year's Tree. Shoppers can be seen lining the railing to view the tree.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (seated, left) attends a Christmas Bag Party at the Central Union Mission where she presents gifts to five-year-olds Carl Eager, Jr. (foreground, center) and Jean Copeland (foreground, right). Others in the background are unidentified.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (seated, left) attends a Christmas Bag Party at the Central Union Mission where she presents gifts to five-year-olds Carl Eager, Jr. (foreground, center) and Jean Copeland (foreground, right).

President Harry S. Truman points to the poinsettia plant which the Society of American Florists gave to him as a Christmas gift. From left to right are: Robert H. Roland, Granville Gude, and President Truman.