Hannegan, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1903-1949

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from the right) stands next to a large coat-of-arms with several unidentified men during a Post Office trip to Ireland.

Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (foreground, right) kisses the ring of Francis Cardinal Spellman (standing) during a formal reception welcoming the Cardinal that took place in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Seated on the left are, from left to right: Mrs. James F. McDonnell, Mayor William O'Dwyer, and Governor Thomas E. Dewey. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan shakes hands with Patrick J. Little, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, at the Shannon Airport in Ireland.

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee addresses a joint session of Congress. Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right) are seated directly behind the Prime Minister. Also present are (from left to right in the front row): Secretary of War James Forrestal, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.

Francis Cardinal Spellman dining at an unknown event with several dignitaries. From left to right: unidentified, New York Governor Thomas Dewey, unidentified, Cardinal Spellman, Dean Acheson, and Postmaster General Robert Hannegan.

Spectators at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Seated front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (front row, right) attending a reception for Francis Cardinal Spellman (front row, second from left) at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York. Also present is New York Governor Thomas Dewey (left). The speaker and all others are unidentified.

A group of men standing in front of an airplane at Shannon Airport, Ireland. Left to right: Colonel Patrick J. Maher; Joseph Nunan; Consulate General of Ireland Sean Nunan; Minister of Posts and Telegraphs Patrick Little; United States Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; United States Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan.

Photograph from Postmaster General Robert Hannegan's trip to Ireland. Left to right: Sean Nunan, Consulate General of Ireland; Joseph Nunan; Robert E. Hannegan, Postmaster General; Patrick Little, Irish Minister of Posts and Telegraphs; Gael Sullivan, Assistant Postmaster General. Photo is autographed: "With Kind Regards from Patrick J. Little."