Abbie Rowe

John R. Steelman (second from left) crowning the Queen of the President's Cup Regatta, Miss Jane Lingo, at the Watergate. Others in the photo are unidentified.

The Army Air Force Band is playing at the Crowning of the Queen at the President's Cup Regatta. All are unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) receives a glass paperweight in honor of her service as honorary president of the Girl Scouts since 1945. The girls presenting the gift as two unidentified Girl Scout leaders look on: (left to right) Loretta Gallegos, 8; Susan Schneider, 11; Joanna Rodman, 8; Marion East, 16.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) and Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (center) in the Oval Office. Governor Stevenson had just accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Senator Sparkman the Democratic nomination for Vice President.

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.

Left to right: Margaret Truman Daniel, Jacqueline Kennedy, Bess Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, President John F. Kennedy outside White House.

President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy greet President and Mrs. Truman as they enter the White House. Left to right: Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, Mrs. Bess Truman, Harry S. Truman, and President Kennedy.

Formal portrait of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy standing on a White House balcony with the Washington Monument in the background.

Honored guests gather for a formal photo at the bottom of the Grand Staircase in the White House during the dinner in honor of President and Mrs. Truman. First row l to r: President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy. Back row l to r: Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Daniel, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard.

Photo of close-up of fireplace in Library; the tiles feature sketches of Washington, D. C. monuments. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House prior to the 1949 renovation.