Anniversaries

Celebrating the first anniversary of the landing of American troops on October 20, 1944, citizens of Tacloban, Philippines participate in a parade in native costume. All are unidentified. Donor: John Paxton

Francis P. Whitehair at his first anniversary celebration as Under Secretary of the Navy, receiving plate of cake. Others unidentified.

Celebration of the 176th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Under Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Whitehair in glasses.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (second from right) at the 176th anniversary of the U. S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Bess Truman, currently touring Europe with her husband, celebrates her 39th wedding anniversary at a dinner in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a cake decorated with blazing candles. An unidentified man looks on. (See also 2009-1781.) From: Truman Home.

Left to right: Paul M. Massman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and an unidentified man discuss National Capital Sesquicentennial details.

Carter T. Barron, right, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission, at a ceremony in Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder's (left) office, presents the Missouri Scroll to an unidentified man (center). From: John W. Snyder Papers.

His Excellency Abba Eban, Israel's Ambassador to the United States (seated at left) and former President Harry S. Truman are seated at microphones as former U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman stands directly between and behind them. The three of them are participating in a special radio hookup with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem during ceremonies in Philadelphia's Independence Square celebrating Israel's 10th Anniversary. Others are unidentified.

Seated (left to right)are His Excellency Abba Eban, Israel's Ambassador to the United States; former U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman, General Chairman of the American Committee; and former President Harry S. Truman, before microphones participating in a special radio hookup with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem during ceremonies in Philadelphia's Independence Square celebrating Israel's 10th Anniversary. An unidentified man stands at the left.

Former President Harry S. Truman, second from right, is seen leaving Independence Hall following Liberty Bell ceremonies for Israel's 10th Anniversary in Philadelphia. Others in the photo are unidentified.