Delegates of fifty nations met at San Francisco between April 25 and June 26, 1945. Working on the Dumbarton Oaks proposals, the Yalta Agreement, and amendments proposed by various Governments, the Conference agreed upon the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the New International Court of Justice. The Charter was passed unanimously and signed by all the representatives. It came into force on October 24, 1945, when China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom, and the United States and a majority of the other signatories had filed their instruments of ratification.
Caption Australia’s delegation to the United Nations Conference, San Francisco, California, United States, 25 Apr 1945; note Frank Forde and H. V. Evatt seated in center
Source National Library of Australia
Identification Code NLA 2683/11/1
San Francisco Conference: delegates attending a meeting.
General Provisions; Preamble, Purposes and Principles. Committee meeting held 12 June 1945. Interpreters listen to the speech of the Rapporteur Farid Zeineddine (Syria). [Commission I, Committee 1]
12 June 1945
San Francisco, United States
Photo # 179009
San Francisco Conference, Fifth Plenary Session: Mr. E. R. Stettinius Jr. (right), Chairman of the delegation of the United States, and Nelson Rockefeller, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States.
San Francisco Conference: Mr. Edward R. Stettinius Jr., Secretary of State of the United States and Chairman of the delegation, addressing the San Francisco Conference, and Mr. Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America (left).
San Francisco Conference, First Plenary Session: Anthony Eden, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the delegation from the United Kingdom, addressing the Conference.
San Francisco Conference, last public session: Edward R. Stettinius Jr. (left) and A. A. Gromyko.
Turkish reception at the St. Francis Hotel on May 25. Left to right: Huseyin Ragip Baydur, Ambassador to the United States from Turkey; Lana Turner and Turhan Bey, screen stars. 25/May/1945. UN Photo/Eastman.
Cocktail Party at the Colonial Room of the St. Francis given by Madame and T.V. Soong, 1 June 1945. On that day T.V. Soong became Premier of China. T.V. Soong and Archbishop Mitty (centre).
1/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Commander Harold E. Stassen, USNR, and pressmen at the Fairmont Hotel. Trusteeship Meeting on 3 April 1945.
3/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
The arrival of delegates for the opening meeting of the Committee of Jurists, 9 April 1945, Inter-Departmental Auditorium, Washington DC.
9/Apr/1945. Washington DC, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Delegates and visitors, Inter-Departmental Auditorium, Washington DC.
9/Apr/1945. Washington DC, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Newsreel cameras cover the opening session of the Committee of Jurists, Inter-departmental Auditorium, Washington DC.
9/Apr/1945. Washington DC, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
“Dry Run” for Documents Office of Plenary Session – before the opening of the Conference, 20 April 1945.
20/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Lord Halifax, Ambassador of the United Kingdom, with Senator George (Georgia), in Washington DC.
20/Apr/1945. Washington DC, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Captain Frank S. M. Harris, Security Officer on General Nichols’ Staff at the Hospitality House, May 17.
17/May/1942. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Lord and Lady Halifax en route to United Nations Conference on International Organization.
22/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Chinese Ambassador to United States, aboard Dellbarr Special, en route to the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
22/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Lord Halifax, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States of America, in Huasington, Kansas, en route to UNCIO.
22/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
E.R. Stettinius, Jr. (USA), and Senator Tom Connally (USA), attending a Plenary Session in the Opera House. E.R. Stettinius Jr., Secretary of State and Chairman of the delegation of the United States (left), and Senator Tom Connally (USA), attending a Plenary Session in the Opera House.
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Presentation of the Charter to C.E. Rothwell, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat.
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Dr. Herbert V. Evatt (Australia), and Alger Hiss (United States).
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada and Chairman of the Delegation of Canada.
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
Motion Picture Director Willard Van Dyke, OWI, discusses with Jo Mielziner of the Presentation Group, International Secretariat, the setting designed by Mielziner in the Opera House. L to R: Ben Gradus, OWI; Willard Van Dyke, OWI; Jo Mielziner, Secretariat; Ed Kook, Lighting Consultant, Secretariat.
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Peter Fraser, Chairman of the Delegation from New Zealand.
25/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
T. V. Soong, Chairman of the Delegation from China, addressing the First Plenary Session of San Francisco Conference, on 26 April 1945.
26/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
V.M. Molotov, Peoples Commissar for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Delegation of the USSR, leaving the Veterans Building after the first meeting of the Steering Committee, 26 April 1945.
26/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Wounded Veterans arriving at the Opera House for the Second Plenary Session, 27 April 1945.
27/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Wounded Veterans arriving at Opera House for the Second Plenary Session, 27 April 1945.
27/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, Supply Member of the Governor General’s Executive Council, Leader of the Delegation from India, addresses the Conference at the 3rd Plenary Session.
28/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Press row, Opera House, 28 April 1945. Partial view of the Press Row at the Opera House.
28/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Wounded Veterans board a Conference bus to return to the Navy Hospital after attending the 5th Plenary Session in the Opera House on 30 April 1945.
30/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Tate.
Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, Supply Member of the Governor General’s Executive Council and Chairman of the Indian Delegation, in conversation at Plenary Session.
30/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, U.S. Delegation, addressing audience in the Civic Center on 30 April 1945 at rally sponsored by the Free World Association and Americans United.
30/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
John Sofianopoulos, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Greek Delegation, addressing the audience and introducing various delegates at the Civic Center on April 30th, at a meeting sponsored by Americans United and Free World Association.
30/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Scene at the 5th Plenary Session, 30 April 1945. V.M. Molotov (USSR), People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs and Head of his delegation, leaving the speaker’s stand at the Opera House.
30/Apr/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
Gerard E. Lescot, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Haiti Delegation, addresses the 6th Plenary Session at the Opera House, 1 May 1945.
1/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Members of the Saudi Arabian delegation at the Opera House, 2 May 1945.
2/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Rene Pleven, French delegate, talks with the owner of the City of Paris, Paul Verdier, on a visit to the Kaiser Shipyards on May 3rd.
3/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Robert Sproul, President of the University of California, addressing in the Greek Theatre. 4 May 1945.
4/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Meeting of Commission I, General Provisions, Committee 1 on Preamble, Purposes and Principles; Henri Rolin (Belgium), Chairman. 4 May 1945.
4/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Meeting of Commission I, General Provisions, Committee 1, Preamble, Purposes and Principles; Henri Rolin (Belgium), Chairman. 4 May 1945.
4/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Secretary of State and Chairman of the Delegation of the United States, addressing the audience at the University of California at the Greek Theatre. 4 May 1945.
4/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
May 5th meeting of the Executive Committee. Herbert Vere Evatt (left), delegate of Australia, Attorney General, and Minister for External Affairs, discusses the text of the proposal of Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the United Kingdom Delegation
5/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, member of the United States Delegation, at a tea given by the American Society of University Women.
5/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Left to right: Mr. Clyde Dunn, State Dept.; Captain T. E. Brownsdon, Secretary; Major General W.J. Cawthorn, Military Adviser; Mr. K.P.S. Menon, Principal Adviser.
7/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, Chairman of the delegation from India.
7/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
V.M. Molotov, Peoples Commissar for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Delegation of the USSR, and members of the USSR Delegation, meet the press after Molotov’s speech to the Soviet Union, celebrating the victory in Europe.
8/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Pavlov, Official translator for V. M. Molotov, USSR, giving a translation of Molotov’s radio broadcast to the Soviet Union.
8/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Colonel Irving A. Lindberg, Adviser to the Nicaraguan Delegation.
8/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Otto.
Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Delegation of the United Kingdom, and Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., leaving the Executive Committee Meeting, 8 May 1945. Anthony Eden (left), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Delegation of the United Kingdom, and Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Secretary of State and Chairman of the delegation of the United States, leaving the Executive Committee Meeting, 8 May 1945.
8/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Trygve Lie (left), Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the delegation from Norway, and Jan Masaryk, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the delegation from Czechoslovakia – receiving the news of the European victory, May 8th, 1945.
8/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
Members of the delegation of Luxembourg: Left to right: Hugues Le Gallais, Minister to the United States; Joseph Bech, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Delegation; and Alphonse Als, Chief of Cabinet.
11/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
17/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Adding Byelorussian sign in Opera House in accordance with seating chart, May 19.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Adding Ukrainian sign in Opera House in accordance with a seating chart, May 19, 1945.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Adding Ukrainian flag in line of other flags, Opera House, May 19.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Leon Henderson (USA) in audience at Commission IV meeting in Opera House, May 19.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz attend Commission IV meeting in Opera House.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Adding Argentina’s sign in the Opera House according to the seating chart, May 19.
19/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Commander and Mrs. Harold Stassen talking with Vice Admiral Russell Willson.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Captain Moses (center back); Lt. General and Mrs. Embick (extreme right).
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Russian and American officers talking with Mrs. Ward C. Schweizer.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Group of Russian and American officers and soldiers.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Left to right: first unidentified; Captain Fralowsky, Captain McKee; Lt. Col. Vinals-Carsi of Mexico.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command at the Presidio, May 22. Left to right: Adm. Rancliffe; Major General Polk of Canada; and Adm. Fenard of France.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Left to right: Lt. Colonel Roy De Vecchio; Lt. Commander and Mrs. R. I. St. Claire; Lt. Colonel Luis Vinals-Carsi of Mexico.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Consultants dinner, Empire Room at the Drake, May 22, given by the Lions Club. Dr. James Shotwell of the Carnegie Foundation.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Commander R. W. Carey, Treasure Island (left), and Vice Admiral C.E.L. Helfirch of the Royal Netherland Navy.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
onsultants dinner, Empire Room at the Drake, May 22, given by the Lions Club. Max Gottschalk of the American Jewish Committee.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Left to right: Mrs. Fairchild; Major General Robert Walsh; General K. Hertford and extreme left: General Fairchild.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Consultants dinner, Empire Room at the Drake, May 22, given by the Lions Club. Dr. Helen Reid, A.A.U.W.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Admiral Hepburn (left) with British Commander with the Western Sea Frontier.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Reception for all officers at the Conference given by Major General Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command, at the Presidio, May 22. Colonel Zaporochenko talking with Navy Wave on Admiral Hepburns’ staff.
22/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Victor Andrade, Ambassador to the United States, Acting Chairman of the delegation of Bolivia, addresses a press conference on May 23.
23/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Leo Pasvolsky (center), Chairman of Coordination Committee, at a meeting of the Committee in the Opera House, 24 May 1945.
24/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Members of the foreign press and Delegations visit the Cutter Laboratory in Berkeley, May 24, and hear an explanation of the processes of blood plasma.
24/May/1945. California, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Russian party in celebration of victory over Germany at the St. Francis Hotel, May 25. Left to right: Unidentified; John Ross, Deputy Secretary-General, Secretariat; Mr. Orekhov, USSR; Mr. Boltiansky, USSR; George Moloney, Special Assistant, Secretariat.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Turkish reception at the St. Francis Hotel on May 25. Left to right: Huseyin Ragip Baydur, Ambassador to the United States from Turkey; Lana Turner and Turhan Bey, screen stars.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Russian reception at the St. Francis Hotel in celebration of the victory over Germany, May 25. A.A. Gromyko and James Farley.
25/May/1945. , United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
French reception in the St. Francis Hotel in celebration of the victory over Germany, May 25. Mr. Mayeaux, leader of the F.F.I.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Russian reception at the St. Francis Hotel in celebration of the victory over Germany, May 25.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
A. A. Gromyko, Ambassador to the United States and member of the delegation of the U.S.S.R. at the Russian reception at the St. Francis Hotel in celebration of the victory over Germany, May 25, 1945.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Russian Reception at the St. Francis Hotel in celebration of the Allied victory over Germany on May 25. Julio Alvarez Del Vayo (left), former Minister of the Spanish Republic.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Reception and dance for members of the Foreign Armies given by the A.W.V.S. at the Officers’ Club at the Fairmont Hotel, 25 May 1945.
25/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Greene.
Philippine Dinner in honor of Chairman Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo on May 26 in the Ballroom of the St. Francis. Left to right: General Romulo, Mrs. and Mayor Roger E. Lapham.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Rodeo at Brentwood, California, May 26. Given by F.F.A. in honor of the foreign press.
26/May/1945. California, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Philippine Dinner in honor of Chairman, Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo on May 26, in the Ballroom of the St. Francis. Left to right: Gov. and Mrs. Earl Warren, Gen. Romulo, Mrs. Roger E. Lapham, Mayor Roger E. Lapham, Congressman Thomas.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Celebration of the Anniversary of the Anglo-Russian Pact at the Mark Hopkins, Room of the Dons, May 26. Herbert Vere Evatt, of Australia (center) and Julio Alvarez Del Vayo, former Minister of the Spanish Republic.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Translation of the speech of Dmitry Z. Manuilsky of the Ukrainian Delegation at the celebration of the Anniversary of the Anglo-Russian Pact at the Mark
Hopkins Hotel in the Room of the Dons, May 26. Seated (left) Bartley Crum and Governor Warren.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Celebration of the Anniversary of the Anglo-Russian Pact at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in the Room of the Dons, May 26. Mrs. Jesse Street, Member of the Australian Delegation
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Greene.
Rodeo at Brentwood, California, May 26. Dinner at the Rodeo given by F.F.A. in honor of foreign press.
26/May/1945. United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Kuzma V. Kiselev, People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the delegation of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, addresses the dinner given at Mark Hopkins Hotel, May 26, in celebration of the Anglo-Russian Pact.
26/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Pan American barbecue and tour given in honour of the Delegations of the Pan American Nations, Sunday, May 27. Conference busses leaving Napa, Calif., for barbecue at Jack London’s ranch.
27/May/1945. California, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Pan American barbecue and tour given in honour of the Delegations of the Pan American Nations, Sunday, May 27.
27/May/1945. Napa, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Pan American barbecue and tour given in honour of the Delegations of the Pan American Nations, Sunday, May 27.
27/May/1945. Napa, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Reception given by the United Kingdom Delegation at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, Room of the Dons, May 29, 1945.
29/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Reception given by the United Kingdom Delegation at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, Room of the Dons, on May 29, 1945.
29/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Reception given by the United Kingdom Delegation at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, Room of the Dons, on May 29, 1945. Julian R. Caceres, Chairman of the Honduras Delegation; Robert H. Hadow, Adviser, United Kingdom Delegation; Miguel Angel Carcano, Ambassador to the U.K.; Camilo Ponce Enriquez, Chairman.
29/May/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Cocktail Party at the Colonial Room of the St. Francis given by Madame and T.V. Soong, 1 June 1945. On that day T.V. Soong became Premier of China. Left to right: Mrs. Earl Warren, Madame and T.V. Soong, and Governor Earl Warren.
1/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Cocktail Party at the Colonial Room of the St. Francis given by Madame and T.V. Soong, 1 June 1945. On that day T.V. Soong became Premier of China. T.V. soong and Sir Alexander Cadogan of the United Kingdom.
1/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Cocktail Party at the Colonial Room of the St. Francis given by Madame and T.V. Soong, 1 June 1945. On that day T.V. Soong became Premier of China. T.V. Soong and Archbishop Mitty (centre).
1/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Dinner given in honor of Ezequiel Padilla by Mexicans of San Francisco, 4 June 1945, at the Lido Club. 4/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Chinese-American dinner in the Rose Room of the Palace Hotel, 4 June 1945. Left: Tung Pi-wu, member of the Peoples Political Council. Center: Miss Wu Yi-fang, President of Ginling College; Member of Peoples Political Council. 4/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
Commission I, General Provisions; Committee 1, Preamble, Purposes and Principles. Committee meeting held on 12 June 1945. Counting votes.
UN Photo/Mili.
Formal Dinner given by the Chilean Delegation, 12 June 1945, at the St. Francis Hotel. Seated at the table of honor are: Joaquin Fernandez, Chairman of the delegation of Chile; A. A. Gromyko, Ambassador to the United States from the USSR; Earl Warren, Governor of California; Nelson Rockefeller, Under Secretary of State, United States; Mrs. G. Crackaga (Chile); Joseph Paul Boncour (France) and others. UN Photo/Yould.
Saudi Arabian Reception, de Young Museum, 12 June 1945. UN Photo/McLain.
Saudi Arabian Reception, de Young Museum. June 12, 1945. UN Photo/McLain.
Commission I, General Provisions, Committee 1, Preamble, Purposes and Principles. Committee meeting held 12 June 1945. Interpreters listen to the speech of the Rapporteur Farid Zeineddine (Syria). UN Photo/Mili.
Commission I, Committee 1 meeting held 12 June 1945. 12/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Mili.
Commission I (General Provisions), Committee 1 (Preamble, Purposes and Priniciples) meeting held 12 June 1945. Taking a vote. 12/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Mili.
Commission I (General Provisions), Committee 1 (Preamble, Purposes and Principles) meeting held 12 June 1945. Foreground: H.T. Andrews (Union of South Africa) and The Viscount Cranborne (United Kingdom). 12/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Mili.
Commission I (General Provisions), Committee 1 (Preamble, Purposes and Principles) meeting held 12 June 1945. 12/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Mili.
Herbert Evatt (Australia) and Harold Stassen (USA) arguing a point after the session of Commission I, Committee II, on 15 June 1945. Herbert Evatt (left) of Australia and Harold Stassen of the United States arguing a point after the session of Commission I, Committee II, on 15 June 1945. 15/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Mili.
Field Marshal Jan Smuts addresses the audience at the dedication of the memorial plaque in honor of the late President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, chief architect of the United Nations. [no date] 25/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Acme.
Ato Ambai Wold-Mariam, Vice Minister of Justice, member of the Delegation from Ethiopia, signing the Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McCreary.
Faris El-Khouri, Prime Minister; Deputy for Damascus; Chairman of the Delegation from Syria, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
L. S. St. Laurent, M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
16th Plenary Session, 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Celso R. Velazquez, Ambassador to the United States; Chairman of the Delegation from Paraguay, signing the Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo, Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States; Chairman of the Delegation from the Philippine Commonwealth, signing the Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister; Chairman of the Delegation from the Union of South Africa, signing the Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McCreary.
Members of the delegation from China at the signing of the United Nations Charter. Dr. V. Wellington Koo, of China, signs on behalf of his government, on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rommel.
Stanoje Simic, Ambassador to the United States, member of the Delegation from Yugoslavia, signing the Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
President Harry S. Truman (United States), speaking at the 16th Plenary Session, 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/M.
Ezequiel Padilla, Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Chairman of the delegation from Mexico, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
Mariano Arguello Vargas, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Chairman of the Delegation from Nicaragua, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945.
[For identification of delegates in background see UNCIO1108] 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr., Secretary of State, Chairman of the delegation from the United States, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. At left is President Harry S. Truman. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Yould.
Manuel C. Gallagher, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Chairman of the Delegation from Peru, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. 26/Jun/1945. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McCreary.
View of San Francisco Bay. Delegates of fifty nations met at San Francisco between April 25 and June 26, 1945. UN Photo/Eastman.
H.R.H. Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz, Viceroy of the Hejas and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Delegation of Saudi Arabia, and members of the delegation. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
A. A. Gromyko, Acting Chief of the Soviet Delegation and Ambassador of the USSR to the United States (center front) and members of the delegation of the USSR. Seated (left to right): Prof. S.A. Golunsky, Rear Admiral K.K. Rodionov, S.K. Tzarapkin, A.A. Gromyko, K.V. Novikov, A.A. Sobolev and S.B. Krylov. Standing (left to right): Slusarenko, F.T. Orskhov, Lifanov, G.P. Arkadiev, G.N. Zarubin, A.A. Arutiunian and A.A. Roschin. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
A delegate from Saudi Arabia speaks at the Plenary Session. San Francisco , United States. UN Photo/x.
Members of the Delegation from Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Standing (left to right): Leonid N. Novychenko, Nicolas Ja. Lukin, Marija L. Shapareva, Michael A. Shaljapin, Peter P. Udovichenko. Seated (left to right): Peter S. Pogrebniak, Nicolas N. Petrovsky, Ivan S. Senin, Dmitry Z. Manuilsky (Chairman), Alexander V. Palladin, Vladimir G. Bondarchouk, Alexei D. Voina. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Hector David Castro, Chairman of the delegation from El Salvador, addressing the Conference at the Fourth Plenary Session. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg. http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
Poster of United Nations flags sent in by high school students. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/x.
An informal meeting at Stettinius’ apartment in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Left to right: Anthony Eden (United Kingdom), E.R. Stettinius Jr. (United States), V.M. Molotov (USSR), and T. V. Soong (China). San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Eastman.
Dinner given by the Union of South Africa for Field Marshal Jan Smuts at the Fairmont Hotel on May 21. Around the table (left to right): Mrs. Ruth Coughlin, Leif Egeland, Mrs. J. R. Jordaan, Field Marshal Smuts, Mrs. Marie Louw, D. L. Smit, H. M. Moolman, H.W.A. Cooper, Mrs. Patrick Spohn, and with backs turned: J. Orkin, David Freedman, Theodore Hewitson. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Lundquist.
United Press telegraph key in foreground at one of the Plenary Sessions. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Otto.
Display of documents of the Department of State of the United States on the 4th floor of the Health Building. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Dispatchers of Pool Transportation in front of Veterans Building. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/Rosenberg.
Captain O.G. Jarboe discusses communications facilities with Congressman Karl Steffan of the House Appropriations Committee, on his visit to the Conference. San Francisco, United States. UN Photo/McLain.
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