Hats

President Harry S. Truman (center) greets Raymond South, San Antonio Commissioner of Fire and Police (second from right) after receiving a sombrero from Ramon Galinde, President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce (third from left) while in San Antonio, Texas. Also present are Fred Palmer, San Antonio Chief of Police (left), Congressman Sam Rayburn (third from right), and Governor Beauford Jester of Texas (right). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receives a sombrero from Ramon Galinde (second from left), President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, while in San Antonio, Texas. Also present are Fred Palmer, San Antonio Chief of Police (left), Woodville Rogers (third from left), and Governor Beauford Jester of Texas (right).

Ramon Galinde (left), President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, presents President Harry S. Truman (right) with a sombrero while in San Antonio, Texas. The man in the background is unidentified.

Margaret and Bess Truman pose for a photograph in their Kentucky Derby attire, including hats. A note on the back of the photo reads, "Look at those hats!"

President Harry S. Truman tries on a "lucky" ten gallon hat presented to him at the White House by John Ben Shepperd (right) of Texas, President of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. The donor said the hat had been rubbed with the left hind foot of a Texas jackrabbit. Photo is airbrushed. From: Houston Post.

Aboard the USS Missouri at sea, the President, a land-lubber, is right pleased with himself as he poses in what he calls his six-star Admiral's cap" aboard the USS Missouri. Mrs. Truman (right) for her part, prefers a tropical pith helmet." From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman meets with several men during a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a sombrero in his hands, possibly a gift from those present. From left to right: Chief of Police Fred Palmer, Postmaster Dan Quill, a representative of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, Ramon Galindo, President Truman, Fire and Police Commissioner Raymond South, and Texas Governor Beauford Jester. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

The Eighth American Scientific Conference, which was reorganized as the Inter-American Statistical Institute, met in Washington, D. C. The delegates took a week-end trip to Old Point Comfort and Williamsburg. The lady is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) is presented with a sombrero by the Dons Club, representing the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Research Committee of Phoenix, Arizona. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) waves his new "5" Star Beaver hat that he received from the Chief of Police of Phoenix, Arizona. A delegation from Maricopa County, Arizona met with President Truman at the White House to discuss a hospital program. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.