Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing President Harry S. Truman addressing a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber in Washington, D.C. The original caption, printed directly on the photograph, identifies Truman at the rostrum and notes members of the House, Senate, Cabinet, and spectators filling the chamber. Cabinet members identified include George Marshall, John Snyder, James Forrestal, Tom Clark, Robert Hannegan, Clinton Anderson, W. Averell Harriman, and Lewis Schwellenbach. The photograph measures approximately 13 x 10¾ inches. It shows expected age-related wear including corner wear, light creasing, and handling marks from newspaper archive storage. This photograph came from the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper. Please see photos.
