Kings and rulers

President Harry S. Truman (left center, bottom of stairs, back to camera) shaking hands with the Shah of Iran (right center, at the bottom of the stairs) upon the Shah's arrival at Washington National Airport. Others are unidentified.

President Truman escorts Her Majesty Queen Juliana of the Netherlands from a KLM plane after she arrived at National Airport for a state visit from April 2 to April 21, 1952. To the right, behind President Truman, is His Royal Highness, Prince Bernhard. (Similar to 67-7735. See album 66-8042.) This is a 14" x 16" oversize photo mounted on heavy card stock. From: Office of President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Princess Elizabeth of England after being introduced by John F. Simmons (center), Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State. Princess Elizabeth had just arrived at the National Airport in Washington, D.C., for a three-day visit to the United States. (See also album 72-691 through 72-726.) This is a 14" x 16" oversize photo mounted on heavy card stock. From: Former President Truman's office at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Duck hunting at the Emperor's Hunting Grounds, in Tokyo, Japan by members of the reparations team. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

Tea drinking at the Emperor's Hunting Grounds, in Tokyo, Japan. Edwin Pauley seated, facing the camera. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) and Prince Charles of Belgium (front row, left) attention, with other dignitaries, in the entrance to the White House. Others unidentified.

Prince Charles of Belgium (first row, left) and President Harry S. Truman (first row, center) and other dignitaries stand at attention in the entranceway to the White House. All others are unidentified.

Senator Theodore F. Green escorts His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and his party from the Capitol. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, first row, second from left) greets Prince Charles of Belgium (foreground, first row, left) and his delegation at the White House. In the second row, from left to right are: unidentified, General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by Truman), Captain Robert Dennison, and Colonel Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greets Prince Charles of Belgium at the door of the White House. General Harry Vaughan stands in doorway.