Toys

Former president Harry S. Truman poses for a photograph with his grandson Clifton Truman Daniel during a Christmas visit in 1959. Daniel is riding the rocking horse he received from Santa. On the back of the photograph is a note: "Clifton Truman Daniel riding the rocking horse that Santa Claus brought him for Christmas 1959. When he fell off and started to bawl, former Captain Harry Truman, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, issued a stern order: "Get back on the horse and ride 'im. Clifton shut up an did as he was told. (author's photo)."

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a toy target gun from Major General A. C. McAuliffe (right) on behalf the Field Artillery Association. The presentation occurred in President Truman's Oval Office.

An unidentified young woman in a toy store with a General Douglas MacArthur doll. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Margaret Truman (right) presents baby dolls to Bill Herson (right), Radio Station WRC timekeeper, at the Doll House on F Street, launching WRC's campaign to provide dolls and toys for Washington's under-privileged children. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Fred Wallace standing outside, holding a water pistol. He is likely in the yard of his family's home at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. From: Truman home, an album of Wallace family, friends, and vacations.

Margaret Truman as a child, playing on a rocking horse toy in a yard, probably at 219 N. Delaware Street. From: Truman home.

Christmas tree in the Truman home, with toys visible under the tree. Gifts include a baby carriage, a doll, a toy truck, and a pedal car.

Christmas tree in the Truman home, with toys visible under the tree. Gifts include a baby carriage, a doll, a toy truck, and a pedal car.

Four unidentified WACs stationed in North African Theater of Operations, United States Army (NATOUSA) help a young boy, Claudio, fix his broken toy.