Airports

This is half of a stereo slide showing a group of reporters interviewing two different men at an airport. Averell Harriman is standing on the right side in a gray suit and light colored hat. The man in the center in the light suit is unidentified. All others are unidentified.

This is half of a stereo slide showing Averell Harriman (wearing a light gray suit and light tan hat) as he arrives at an airport. He is walking towards the camera. He is being followed by foreign military or police as they walk away from an airplane in the background. All others are unidentified.

A squadron of planes roars overhead as President Harry S. Truman delivers his speech at the dedication of the 5,000 acre international airport at Idlewild. While the nation's greatest display of peacetime air power was going on, President Truman declared America was determined to remain strong in the cause of peace. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman waves from his car upon his arrival this afternoon for the Idlewild Airport dedication in New York City. At right is New York's mayor, William O'Dwyer. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, at Washington National Airport. Margaret's face is crossed out in this photo, marked up for newspaper use. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman arrived here aboard the "Sacred Cow." He is shown as he left the airport for the naval base. L to R: Captain Cecil Adell, Commander of the Key West Base, President Truman, and Admiral William D. Leahy. From: Houston Post.

Split image photograph showing military training exercise involving both infantry and airplanes on a location associated with Fort Benning, Georgia. Event is believed to have taken place during a Joint Orientation Conference. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., 4-5 November 1949, Joint Orientation Conference." Scrapbook includes a list of those attending as well as the itinerary for the conference and this information is filed with the photographs.

Secretary of Defense, Louis A. Johnson on the right greeting the Secretary of Labor, Maurice J. Tobin on the left at Fort Benning, Georgia. These men accompanied President Harry S. Truman on a trip to Fort Benning, Georgia, in April, 1950. In this view they appear to have just landed and are near an airplane. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

Aerial view identified as Lawson Air Force Base, adjacent to Fort Benning, Georgia. Further identification states established in 1919 as a lighter-than-air base, Lawson Field now bases the 4408th Air Base Squadron, 14th Air Force. Their mission is to fly the troopers and gliders for the training of airborne troops. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

Francis P. Matthews, United States Navy Secretary (1949-1951) is shown second from the left. He has been on an official visit to Okinawa, Japan. Identified as a honor salute upon departure from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 19.