Abbie Rowe

President Harry S. Truman waving to the photographer upon his arrival at the airport in Washington, D.C., following a vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing in the background in the tweed coat is Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with trowel in hand, participating in the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for the new United States Courthouse for the District of Columbia. From left to right are: Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; President Truman; 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.

View of the new United States Court Building at the cornerstone laying ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Setting the cornerstone in place at the ceremony for the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (descending from plane) and Margaret Truman return to Washington, D.C. after a vacation in Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new U.S. Court Building in Washington D.C. Seated behind Truman on the right are, from left to right: 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. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Rosa Gonzalez Videla, and President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile before a dinner reception, during the Chilean President's visit to the United States.

Guests dance at dinner and reception during the Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla's visit to Washington, D.C.

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla whispers something to his wife, Rosa Gonzalez Videla, at a reception in Washington, D.C. during their visit to the United States.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Rosa Gonzalez Videla, and President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile pose while attending a reception held at the Pan American Union Building in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the Chilean President during his visit to the United States.