Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

Oscar Chapman (standing) gives a speech after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, seated, left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Julius Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson.

Oscar Chapman (left) is sworn in as Secretary of the Interior by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) while Mrs. Ann Chapman looks on. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) swears in Tom C. Clark (left) as Associate Supreme Court Justice as President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on. Also pictured: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (behind Truman, left); and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (behind Truman, right, mostly obscured). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Former Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (center) and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) congratulate Oscar Chapman after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

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.