Lewis B. Schwellenbach at Microphone
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach speaking at a microphone. Others in the background are unidentified. Location of speech is unknown.
Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948
Swearing in of John W. Gibson
Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (second from left) being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Labor by unidentified man, with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (second from right) and another unidentified man looking on.
Swearing in of John W. Gibson
Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (second from left) with unidentified men and Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (second from right). This photo was taken after Mr. Gibson swore the oath of office to become Assistant Secretary.
John W. Gibson, Lewis B. Schwellenbach, and Unidentified Man
Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (right) with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (second from right) and unidentified man.
President Harry S. Truman Announces Japanese Surrender
President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the media. First row, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; President Truman; and Cordell Hull, Secretary of State under Franklin Roosevelt.
President and Cabinet
President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise, from left: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.
Cabinet Members and Others at the White House
Cabinet members and others meet at the White House. From left to right, around the table: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; John Blandford, Jr. of the National Housing Agency; Julius Krug of the War Production Board; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; William H. Davis of the Office of Economic Stabilization; Leo T. Crowley of the Foreign Economic Administration; Secretary of Commerce Henry A.
Swearing-In of Secretary Byrnes
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes kisses the Bible as he is sworn in as Secretary of State in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured, front row (l-r): Chief Justice Richard S. Whaley of the U.S. Court of Claims; Mrs. Maude Byrnes; and President Harry S. Truman. Second row (l-r): unidentified; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Standing behind Hannegan on the right is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. All others are unidentified.
President Truman and members of his cabinet at the White House
President Harry S. Truman poses with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise: Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Similar to 70-1113.
President Truman with his Cabinet
President Harry S. Truman, photographed for the first time with his Cabinet and heads of government agencies, holds his first Cabinet meeting following the Tri-Partite Conference of Berlin.