Handicraft

Unidentified dignitaries during a visit to a pottery works near Kobe, Japan.

Unidentified man involved in some type of craftsman type activity. The location may be in Uzbekistan in either the city of Samarkand, Tashkent, or Bukhara. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip.

Amelia Henschen sits in a chair crocheting in front of a number of crocheted pro-Truman pillows and other items. This photo was sent to President Truman by Amelia Henschen of Davenport, Iowa.

A number of crocheted pillows and other items featuring embroidered slogans supporting President Harry S. Truman. This photo was sent to President Truman by Amelia Henschen of Davenport, Iowa.