Abbie Rowe

President Vincent Auriol of France examines an album of color photographs depicting scenes of National Parks given to him by President Harry S. Truman. Pictured, left to right: President Truman; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; President Auriol; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Special Assistant to the President W. Averell Harriman standing at left. All others unidentified.

Left to right: Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at Val-Kill for a luncheon during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with French President Vincent Auriol during his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, from left to right: Mrs. Roosevelt, President Auriol, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Second row: Elliott Roosevelt (right); and Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol (in hat). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman outside the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. Men in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (foreground, center) says goodbye to French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, right) after his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (foreground, left); and Elliott Roosevelt (background, left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Left to right: Elliott Roosevelt; Minnewa (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Arthur Demaray, Director, National Park Service; and Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, pose for a picture during a visit to Hyde Park.

A group of unidentified women pose next to a Brotherhood Week panel in the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding (left), Director of Personnel for the Department of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left), and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (right) pose with two unidentified men next to the War Memorial tablet in the South Lobby of the Interior building. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication of the Department of the Interior War Memorial in the South Lobby of the Interior building. Also pictured: Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel (seated, second from left); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, right). Man at left is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook