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Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

Secretary of Commerce Swearing-In

W. Averell Harriman is sworn in as Secretary of Commerce. Front row (l-r): W. Averell Harriman; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson. Second row, left to right: Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (partly obscured); Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; unidentified; Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson.

Secretary of Commerce Swearing-In Ceremony

Onlookers applaud W. Averell Harriman at the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of Commerce. Pictured (l-r): Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson.

Truman Throws First Ball 1951 Opener

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first pitch at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson.

Truman with Trowel at Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman (far left) uses a trowel to help place the cornerstone at the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C. From left to right are: President Truman; unidentified man; Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Judge Bolitha Laws, Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and Judge Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Others are unidentified.

President Truman Speaking at Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C. Seated in the first row behind Truman are, from left to right: unidentified man (partly obscured); Judge Bolitha Laws, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Judge Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia; Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; three unidentified men; and Justice Tom Clark, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.