Abbie Rowe

Ceremony at the unveiling of the statue of Sir John Dill at Arlington Cemetery. The bronze equestrian statue was the work of the American sculptor, Herbert Haseltine.

President Harry S. Truman greeted by members of his Cabinet and staff upon his return from the conference on Wake Island with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (partly obscured), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) shaking hands with Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall upon the President's return from the Wake Island Conference, as Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder look on. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) awards the Congressional Medal of Honor to World War II veteran Colonel Justice M. Chambers, United States Marine Corps Reserve for gallant action on Iwo Jima, February, 1945. Also present is Secretary of Defense George Marshall (front row, left). Others are unidentified.

The Oval Office of the White House, as it looked during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (at microphone) greets crowd from the rear platform of his train. Also with him are William Simmons (right) and General Wallace Graham (second from right). Others are unidentified.

The Oval Office, as seen from behind President Harry S. Truman's desk.

View of President Harry S. Truman's desk in the Oval Office of the White House.

Oval Office in the White House, as it looked during the administration of President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet and other officials, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. From left to right around table: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Special Assistant to the President W.