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Faded Photo of Young Man At Desk

Interior view of an unidentified young man seated at a desk with a pipe in his mouth. A military uniform jacket is visible on the right hanging on a peg and a fireplace can be seen behind the man. Photograph may have been taken while Charles W. Thayer was a student at West Point Military Academy in the early 1930s. Original negative in Library.

President Truman at Military Academy Track Meet

Left to Right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball, President Harry S. Truman, and Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill greet an unidentified athlete at the military academy track meet held at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Also present is Press Secretary Joseph Short (behind Truman, wearing glasses and hat) and Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (seated, far right). All others are unidentified.

President Truman Exchanges Greeting with the Captains of the Navy and Army Baseball Teams

President Harry S. Truman (foreground in suit) greets the baseball captains of the Navy and Army teams while Secretary Frank Pace (behind Truman in hat) visits with the crowd while on a visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Also present is Vice Admiral H. W. Hill (standing beside Truman). All others are unidentified.

Truman With Others at Army-Navy Baseball Game

President Harry S. Truman (second form left) shows off the service branch ties of Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball (left) and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (third from left) at the Army-Navy baseball game in Annapolis, Maryland. Photograph is autographed by President Truman "To Frank Pace with thanks for a grand day - Harry S. Truman." Also present is General Harry Vaughan (behind and to the right of Secretary Pace); Press Secretary Joseph Short (behind Vaughan, wearing glasses and hat); Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill (front row, fourth from left); Margaret (Mrs.

Soviet General With Boy Cadets

Interior view of an unidentified Soviet General shown inspecting a group of boy cadets who are standing below a portrait of Joseph Stalin. Two identifications with photograph. (1) "Military training begins young behind the Curtain. Here a Soviet General smiles benignly on 10 year old military cadets." (2) "A Soviet officer inspects a group of military cadets. These boys attend one of the many military and naval schools in the Soviet Union accepting boys from 10 to 17 years of age. Their training is supervised by Soviet Army and Navy officers."