Portraits

The formal unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Left to right: Vice President Hubert Humphrey; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); and Clifton Daniel.

A portrait of Eugenie Anderson. The photo autographed by Ms. Anderson: "With sincere admiration and affectionate personal regards to a great President, Harry S. Truman, Eugenie Anderson, 5-30-1956."

Portrait of George Elsey, Administrative Assistant to President Harry S. Truman. The photo is autographed, "To President Truman with devotion and appreciation, George Elsey."

Portrait of Bernard Dickmann, who was the postmaster and former mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, and a friend of Harry S. Truman. The photo is autographed on the matte "to my friend, John Snyder, 11/8/48, Barney Dickmann." From: Album of photographs (portraits) of members of Congress, White House office staff, and other government officials, each autographed for the Secretary of the Treasury, John Snyder.

Portrait photograph of former President Harry S. Truman working at his desk in his office at the Harry S. Truman Library. Original is slide 159.

Former President Harry S. Truman, who will celebrate his 71st birthday Sunday, posed for this birthday portrait Friday in his Kansas City, Missouri, office at the Federal Reserve Bank. Sunday Mr. Harry S. Truman will use a gold-plated shovel to break ground for the memorial library which will house his three million presidential papers. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson and former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder are scheduled to head old Washington associates attending the ceremony in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From: Houston Post.

Portrait of Lyle F. Watts taken in late 1942 or early 1943.

Portrait of Lyle F. Watts taken about the time he became chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a new portrait after completing today's work in his White House office. He leaves tomorrow to spend Christmas at his home in Independence, Missouri. From: Houston Post.

Color photograph of portrait of Harry S. Truman mounted on artboard and done in colored oils by an artist on the staff of Leo Stern, photographer. The photo shows the upper half of a seated and smiling President. The lower right corner is signed in white oil paint: Leo Stern, K.C. MO". In April, 1953, Leo Stern took a series of 18 black-and-white portraits of the former President, one of which is the basis for this portrait. Five small photos are in the collection, numbered 2003-221 through 225. (Original negative). From: David Stern, nephew of Leo Stern, photographer.