ARCHIVE OF 100 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION, 1945-1958
TRUMAN, Harry. Photoarchive of the Truman Administration. Various places: multiple photographers, 1945-58. 100 silver gelatin prints, various sizes (6-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches; 7 by 9 inches; 8 by 10 inches). Individually sleeved and housed in modern three-ring binder. $2500.
Comprehensive photographic documentation of the Truman years, from his first news conference to his famous re-election campaign, from his diplomatic meetings with Churchill and Stalin to his endorsement of Adlai Stevenson.
This archival collection of 100 Associated Press and International News photographs is accompanied by telegraphic captions, each one dated and identified, for the use of local news bureaus. Crop-marks on a number of images.
A historically significant collection.