Abbie Rowe

Unidentified guests of President Harry S. Truman enjoy the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) reads through his program with daughter Margaret (third from left) at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also present are Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, wife of the Secretary of the Interior (left); Admiral William Leahy (right); Admiral Robert Dennison (second row, left); and General Robert Landry (second row, third from left, partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) accepts a certificate from an unidentified man during her meeting with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Poster Boy. Danna's visit marked the official opening of the Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign. Danna holds in his lap a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., his gift to the Trumans.

President Harry S. Truman and others enjoy the Army-Navy Football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and Admiral William Leahy. In the second row, between Mrs. Chapman and Mr. Truman is Admiral Robert Dennison, President Truman's Naval Aide. In the second row between Truman and Margaret Truman is General Robert Landry, President Truman's Air Force Aide. All others are unidentified.

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (backseat, left) gives a hearty wave from the back of his open limousine following his visit to the White House. Also with him is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (backseat, right). Joseph Dodge (wearing hat) stands behind the car, facing left. Others unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) meets with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Poster Boy. Danna holds a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., his gift to the Truman family.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) visits with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign Poster Boy. Mrs. Truman pets a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., Danna's gift to the Trumans.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (right) and Alabama Senator John Sparkman (standing) in the Oval Office. Stevenson and Sparkman had just accepted the Democratic nominations for President and Vice President, respectively.

Republican presidential candidate General Dwight D. Eisenhower (center right) is greeted by Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon (center left) among a crowd of others on his arrival at Washington National Airport. All others are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican nominee for President (left), and Senator Richard M. Nixon, Republican nominee for Vice President (right), leave Washington National Airport in the back of a limousine. Other man in car is unidentified.