Abbie Rowe

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife Alice Acheson (left) and other unidentified members of his family at the airport in Washington prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

President Harry S. Truman (shaking hands on the left) greeting President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (shaking hands on the right) as he arrives in the United States for an official visit. First Lady Bess W. Truman is standing next to President Truman, her back to the camera. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) behind a podium at Washington National Airport, giving a speech for the crowd after Dutra's arrival in the United States. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right center, in front of military officers) and President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (center) among the unidentified crowd at Washington National Airport, after President Dutra's arrival in the United States.

President Harry S. Truman (center) observes as President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) receives a key to the city of Washington, D.C., during welcoming ceremonies after his arrival in the United States. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) at the airport in Washington, prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris. Others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (center, in light-colored suit) greeting President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) at the airport in Washington, on the occasion of Dutra's visit to the United States. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) starts activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington by pushing a button on his desk in the Oval Office. Others are unidentified.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) prepares for his flight to the Foreign Ministers Conference in Paris with Vice-President Alben Barkley (left) and Mrs. Alice Acheson (second from right) seeing him off. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman seated at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to push a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam, as unidentified members of Congress from a number of Western states look on.