Christmas trees

The Truman family's Christmas tree with gifts below it, in the second floor residence of the White House, West Sitting Hall.

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)

On center stage, President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech to a large crowd on the South Grounds of the White House. The recently lit Christmas Tree is on the right, and the White House is in the background on the left. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 2.

White House workmen brush aside snow as they put the finishing touches on a stand on the south grounds of the White House where President Harry S. Truman will participate in a public tree lighting ceremony on Christmas Eve. All are unidentified.

At dusk each Christmas Eve, whether he is in Washington or in Independence, Missouri, the President (Harry S. Truman) lights the Community Christmas Tree on the south lawn of the White House. The ceremonies are witnessed by several thousand persons, many of them children. If he is in Independence, the President lights the tree by pressing a button that sets off the 800 glittering lights 1,000 miles away. The tree is a symbol of all community Christmas trees in the United States.

View of a Santa Claus near a Christmas tree handing out gifts, with the help of Ambassador James C. Dunn on the right, to a group of unidentified children attending a Christmas party. Although not identified, the party appears to have been given by Ambassador and Mrs. James C. Dunn while Mr. Dunn was U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952). The location probably is Rome, Italy and held during the early 1950s.

View of a Santa Claus near a Christmas tree handing out gifts, with the help of two unidentified men, to a group of unidentified children attending a Christmas party. Although not identified, the party appears to have been given by Ambassador and Mrs. James C. Dunn while Mr. Dunn was U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952). The location probably is Rome, Italy and held during the early 1950s.

View of a Santa Claus near a Christmas tree handing out gifts, with the help of two unidentified men, to a group of unidentified children attending a Christmas party. Although not identified, the party appears to have been given by Ambassador and Mrs. James C. Dunn while Mr. Dunn was U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952). The location probably is Rome, Italy and held during the early 1950s.

View of a Santa Claus near a Christmas tree handing out gifts, with the help of Ambassador James C. Dunn on the right, to a group of unidentified children attending a Christmas party. Although not identified, the party appears to have been given by Ambassador and Mrs. James C. Dunn while Mr. Dunn was U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952). The location probably is Rome, Italy.