Armed forces

President Truman during his address on Army Day. Margaret and Bess are shown in the lower left corner. See 70-407 and 97-2030 for more scenes of this event.

President Truman during his address on Army Day. See 70-407 through 70-416 for more shots of this event. Also see 97-2031.

This photograph, taken from the rear of the platform, shows President Truman and others watching the Armed Forces Day Parade.

Guests attending the Board of Control luncheon of the United States Coast Guard listen to a talk by Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. The luncheon highlighted the annual three-day conference in Washington of U.S. Coast Guard District Commanders. At the speaker's table (left to right) are: Esther (Mrs. Merlin) O'Neill, wife of the Commandant of the Coast Guard; Secretary Snyder; Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill, Commandant; Gretchen (Mrs. Alfred C.) Richmond, wife of the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Edward H. Foley, Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Troops marching down an unknown street.

President Harry S. Truman addressing the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. From left to right: Unknown person, President Truman, Harry Vaughan, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, and Alger Hiss. Armed Service personnel and the flags of nations are in the background. (Original is oversize)

A group of invited individuals are shown having just departed from a United States Air Force airplane. They include left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense; unidentified; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; and W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force. They are attending a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949.

John F. Melby and others walking behind the soldiers standing at attention with the flag. A building is under construction in the background. This apparently is in Thailand.