Vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 10 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and members of the Advisory Board of the Office of War Mobilization and Conversion posing together in the Oval Office, signed in the lower border in black ink by Truman, and also signed in various inks, “O. Max Gardner,” “A. F. Goss,” “G. H. Mead,” “Jim Patton,” “Nathaniel Dyke Jr.,” “Edw. A. O’Neal,” “Anna M. Rosenberg,” “T. C. Cashen,” “Holt McPherson,” “Wm Green,” “William H. Davis,” “Philip Murray,” and “William R. Davlin.” The only signature missing from the photo is that of John W. Snyder, the office’s director. A small tear to the right edge barely extending into the image, and a couple subtle surface creases touching the top of Truman’s signature, otherwise fine condition.
This rare, oversized image originates from the estate of Snyder, a close friend of President Truman who at the time was serving as this board’s director and a year later would be named Truman’s treasury secretary. According to Truman’s official appointments calendar, August 20, 1945, included a meeting with the Advisory Board of the Office of War Mobilization and Conversion. Among the topics on the agenda—beside this photo opportunity—was certainly a discussion of Japan. Exactly two weeks earlier, US forces dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Two days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, forcing Japan’s surrender. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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