Abbie Rowe

A crowd fills the Carter Barron Amphitheater at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. for the amphitheater's dedication ceremonies in May 1951. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. Band members in the background are unidentified.

Kathryn Grayson sings at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The band and others in the background are unidentified.

Unidentified band and singer perform at the dedication ceremonies for the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

Actor Walter Pidgeon (left) with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) and two other unidentified men at the dedication ceremonies for the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) with actor Walter Pidgeon (center) and an unidentified man at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) poses with celebrities at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From left: dancer Gower Champion; unidentified man; singer Kathryn Grayson; President Truman; dancer Marge Champion; and actor Walter Pidgeon.

Dancers Gower and Marge Champion entertain guests at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, D. C. The band members in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman speaks at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington's Rock Creek Park.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground left) arrives with his Military Aide General Harry Vaughan (center) and Air Force Aide General Robert Landry (foreground right) at dedication ceremonies for the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington. All others unidentified.