Abbie Rowe

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) delivers an address at the dedication of Gompers Square in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William Green, President, American Federation of Labor (front row, second from left); Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin (front row, right); and Clement F. Preller, President, Washington Central Labor Union (third row, right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (center, with hat) and other unidentified government officials greet Prime Minister Winston Churchill (fifth from left, with cane) and his party at Washington National Airport. Also pictured: British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks (fourth from left, behind Churchill). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Foreground, left to right: Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Chief of Protocol John F. Simmons after Churchill arrived at Washington National Airport on board President Truman's plane, "The Independence." Also pictured: British Ambassador Oliver Franks (behind Eden, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are introduced to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol (behind Princess Elizabeth) at Washington National Airport. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (left)and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at Washington National Airport for a visit to Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

West Point cadets march down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) swears in Tom C. Clark (left) as Associate Supreme Court Justice as President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on. Also pictured: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (behind Truman, left); and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (behind Truman, right, mostly obscured). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Truman, Cabinet members, and others on the reviewing stand for the welcoming of the President of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President of France Vincent Auriol; Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Conrad L. Wirth, Associate Director of the National Park Service (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman review an album of National Park pictures to be presented, along with bookends, to President Vincent Auriol of France. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President of France Vincent Auriol (seated, right) looks at an album of National Parks photographs that President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) presented to him. Also pictured, standing left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Foreign Minister of France Robert Schuman; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Special Assistant to the President W. Averell Harriman; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook