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Davies, Joseph Edward, 1876-1958

The Big Three with their advisors prior to opening of meetings of the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union Prime Minister Josef Stalin and their advisors are seated around the round conference table prior to the opening of one of the Potsdam Conference meetings in Potsdam, Germany. President Truman has his back to the camera; Prime Minister Stalin is on the right side of the photograph; Prime Minister Churchill is on the left side; they are in the chairs with more ornamentation on the backs.

Conference table at the Potsdam Conference

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.

President Harry S. Truman with Members of the Commission on Universal Military Training

President Harry S. Truman (seated) meets for the first time with members of the President's Commission on Universal Military Training. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Reverend Edmund Walsh, Karl Compton, Anna Rosenberg, Sam Rosenman, Truman K. Gibson, Joseph E. Davies, and Daniel Poling.