Cold War

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks during President Harry S. Truman's visit to the U.S. Coast Guard cutter "Courier". Also pictured: President Harry S. Truman (behind Acheson, left, in hat); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (first row, right). In the second row on the right is Admiral Robert Dennison. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of Polish Army tank participating in a street military parade. Identified as: "Polish Army is equipped with modern Soviet weapons. Photo shows Polish tank parading through Kattowitz (presently called Stalinograd)." Illustration for publication "Swiat" for August 2, 1953.

View of five jets or Migs seen flying in formation. Identification reads: "Czech and Polish Air Forces are now both equipped with jets. Photo shows five Czech-manned migs." Illustration for publication "Svet v Obrazech" for September 19, 1953.

Interior view of an unidentified Soviet General shown inspecting a group of boy cadets who are standing below a portrait of Joseph Stalin. Two identifications with photograph. (1) "Military training begins young behind the Curtain. Here a Soviet General smiles benignly on 10 year old military cadets." (2) "A Soviet officer inspects a group of military cadets. These boys attend one of the many military and naval schools in the Soviet Union accepting boys from 10 to 17 years of age. Their training is supervised by Soviet Army and Navy officers."

Exterior view of a row of unidentified soldiers standing in formation with their guns. Identification with photo reads: "Rumania maintains half a million men in Army and security forces combined. Photo shows Rumanian infantrymen." Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for January 1953.

Interior view showing a group of unidentified young military recruits seated below a picture of Joseph Stalin. Identification of photograph reads: "The average Rumanian draft class totals between 120,000 and 145,000 young men. Photo shows recruits receiving instruction. (Note the Soviet type uniform.)" Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for January 1953.

Interior view of a group of young male cadets in uniform with an adult teacher and standing beside a ship model. Identified as: "Satellite children like their Soviet masters begin military training young. Photo shows Rumanian cadets." Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for April 1953.

Expansive, exterior view of militia groups in formation in a stadium area. Identified as: "Aside from Army, a Security Police, Czechoslovakia has 150,000 men organized in People's' Militia. Photo shows People's Militia on Parade in Prague." Illustration for publication "Svet v Obrazech" for February 28, 1953.

Interior view of a group of six men pilots in flight attire. Photographed labeled as: "Satellite air strength has been doubled since 1951, half with modern Soviet jets. Photo shows Rumanian student pilots get instructions prior to a training mission." Photograph is a reproduction acquired by the U.S. Information Service in Vienna.

President Harry S. Truman with members of the National Security Council. From left to right, clockwise around the table: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Sidney Souers; National Security Resources Board Chairman Arthur M. Hill; Director of Central Intelligence Roscoe Hillenkoetter; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Under Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney. The two men seated at the back are Major General A.