Presidential residences

The Little White House, Key West, Florida. The matte is autographed by the photographer as follows: The Little White House, Harry James Mitchell. (Original in oversize drawer) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman greets Senator Alben W. Barkley (Vice President-Elect) and Leslie Biffle (Staff Director of the Senate Minority Policy Committee) at the front door of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, where they posed for photo. (Same as 66-906) From: Naval Photo Center sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Daytime view of the White House Christmas Tree with the White House in the background. It is the day of the ceremonies for the lighting of the White House Christmas Tree.

View of the crowd at the 1947 White House Christmas Tree lighting ceremony with the White House in the background.

View of the Truman farm home in Grandview, Missouri, which was used in an article in Modern Woodmen Magazine in 1945. See also photo 62-45. Donor: Robert E. Frank, Modern Woodmen of America.

Artist Matthew Monks on the lawn of the White House, sketching the South Portico for a watercolor. Mr. Monks also did a watercolor of the Truman home. He is the Director of Graphics at Vile-Gollier, a Kansas City printing firm. From: Matthew Monks.

Artist Matthew Monks, who has been sketching the Truman house at 219 N. Delaware from inside on the lawn, holds up one of his sketches. Mr. Monks is Director of Graphics at Vile-Gollier, a Kansas City printing firm. See also 85-67 for a black and white photograph of the watercolor he produced. Mr. Monks also donated a black and white transparency of 85-27, which is filed in the oversize negative file. From: Matthew Monks

Artist Matthew Monks sketching the exterior of the Truman house at 219 N. Delaware, from the lawn inside the fence. Mr. Monks is Director of Graphics at Vile-Gollier, a Kansas City printing firm. See also 85-27, for black and white photograph of the watercolor he produced. Mr. Monks also donated a black and white transparency of 85-27 which is filed in the oversize negative file. From: Matthew Monks

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) lays a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) places a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mt. Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.