Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) congratulates Tom C. Clark (second from left) on being sworn in as Associate Supreme Court Justice. From left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Clark; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Truman; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; and Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

Fred Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, second from left). All others unidentified.

View of the speakers and attendees at the dedication ceremony for the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain in Washington, D.C. Standing at the podium is Fred Vinson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Pictured on rostrum: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, second from left). All others unidentified.

An unidentified man speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, second from left), and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Fred Vinson (front row, sixth from left). All others unidentified.

An unidentified man flips the switch to turn on water to the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain at the dedication ceremony. Standing next to him is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Fred Vinson. (foreground, right). All others unidentified.

From left to right: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; and Vice President Alben Barkley at a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Mayflower Hotel. The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (at podium) speaks during a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Also pictured: Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right). The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (behind podium, left) is sworn in by Justice Stanley F. Reed (behind podium, right), of the Supreme Court of the United States, during the inauguration. Standing behind Vice President Barkley is Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. Next to Justice Vinson on the left is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

Oscar Chapman shakes hands with Julius A. Krug (center), former Secretary of the Interior, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior.

Oscar Chapman being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, left to right: Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson.