Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Senator Truman, and Others at the Drought Conference in Des Moines
Shown at the drought conference in Des Moines, Iowa are left to right, Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, Gov. Cochrane, Senator Harry S. Truman (in mustache), Senator Elmer Thomas, Gov. Petersen, Senator Arthur Capper. Seated are President Roosevelt and host Gov. Clyde Herring. See 71-2416 for color photo of same. From: Hjalmar Petersen.
Senator Truman on an Inspection Trip in 1939
Group of United States Senators and Representatives on a Truman Committee inspection trip in 1939. From left to right: Congressman Charles R. Clason; Congressman Thomas E. Martin; Senator John Sparkman; Senator Chan Gurney; Major John E. Upston; Congressman John M. Costello; Lieutenant General Calvin Stockley; Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Harry S. Truman; Congressman Paul W. Shafer; Lieutenant General Devers; and Brigadier General Arthur Wilson.
Luncheon for Governor Kerr
From left to right, Senator Elmer Thomas, Senator Alben W. Barkley, Governor Robert S. Kerr, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, and Senator James Tunnell at a luncheon in Washington, D.C., given in honor of Governor Kerr. Governor Kerr was the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention.