Christmas

From left to right, Mrs. Irma P. Hannegan, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Sally Ann Hannegan decorate a Christmas tree. Scanned from original negative.

William Hannegan (left) and Sally Ann Hannegan (right), children of Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, decorate a Christmas tree. Others are unidentified. Scanned from original negative.

From left to right on the floor, Robert Hannegan, Sally Hannegan, and William Hannegan, children of Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, decorate a Christmas tree. The man on the stepladder is unidentified. Scanned from original negative.

Robert E. Hannegan (first row, second from right)with a group of unidentified people at a Christmas party.

Robert E. Hannegan (left) and an unidentified man dressed as Santa Claus.

The East Room of the White House decorated for Christmas, with the Christmas tree decorated and lighted.

United States Ambassador-at-large Philip C. Jessup (left) aboard the S.S. President Cleveland cruise during the Christmas holiday. All other individuals are unidentified. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

A view of four children lined up in front of a Christmas tree in unknown location. Identified left to right as: Sasha, Tiki, Johnny, and Susie.

Exterior view of group seated on steps and identified on the back of the photograph by name and age as: "Madrid, Xmas Day 1953, Anne Latow, 16 3/4; Lexie Latow, 14 1/4; Diana Cochrane, 9 3/4; and James Thayer 2 1/4."

Interior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer with his son James (Jimmy) taken at their vacation home in Bavaria. Back of photograph reads: "CWT & JDT looking over the new electric train. Xmas 1960, Laubau."