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Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson Arrives at Boca Chica Airport, Florida

General Harry Vaughan (second from left) and General Robert Landry (right) are on hand at the Boca Chica Airport to greet Eben Ayers (left) and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (third from left) as they arrive to join President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West, Florida. They flew from Washington, D. C. on the President's plane, The Independence. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and His Party Outside the Little White House

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party are posing for a photograph outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, from left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers.

President Harry S. Truman and Advisors in the Little White House

Group photo of President Harry S. Truman and his party while on vacation at Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman and his advisors pose for a photograph inside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and Eben Ayers.

Dinner Attended by John R. Steelman and Members of Congress

Assistant to the President John R. Steelman is attending a dinner with numerous members of Congress present. Standing at Speaker's table from left to right: Reverend Cranford, Majority Leader John W. McCormack, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee J. Howard McGrath, Congressman Frank W. Boykin, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Minority Leader Joe Martin, Vice President Alben Barkley. Immediately behind Barkley is Attorney General Tom Clark, Chairman of the Arrangement Committee Colonel Albert Ernest.

Presentation of Sesquicentennial Stamp to Chief Justice Fred Vinson

Presentation of the National Capital Sesquicentennial stamp takes place in Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson's office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson represented the Federal Government Judicial Branch. Carter Barron represented the Sesquicentennial Commission as Vice President of that Committee. The stamp went on sale to the general public on August 2 , 1950.