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President Harry S. Truman (center), seated with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right), shakes hands with an unidentified woman at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington's Rock Creek Park. The men in military uniform seated behind President Truman are General Robert Landry (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified.

General Mark Clark (4th from right) and unidentified others stand behind a long table at the Greater Los Angeles Press Club luncheon held at the Ambassador Hotel where President Harry S. Truman will be honored. (Same as 50-276). From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Bess Truman and an unidentified officer stand beside a large sign welcoming Mrs. Truman and her party to Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. (See also 2009-1760.) From: Truman Home.

A group at a dinner in Berkeley, California, during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the West Coast. Front row, left to right, are Albert Kam Chow (unofficial mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown), Harry Vaughan, Dr. Wallace Graham, Myra Houck, Myrtle Bergheim, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. The second row, across the table, are Captain Robert Dennison (partly visible), Colonel Robert Landy, Rose Conway, and Matthew Connelly. (Same as 96-122) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Left to right: Unidentified officer, niece Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, and nephew David Wallace poses in front of an airplane after her arrival at Lowry Field Air Base, Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Truman, as honorary godmother, is in Denver to attend the baptism of her new niece. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman (center left) and the Governor of the Virgin Islands, William Hastie (center, right) pause during a motorcade at "Drake's Seat", a promontory overlooking Magens Bay and Leeward Passage St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Also present are General Harry Vaughan (second from right), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (right), and Admiral William Leahy (extreme left, in naval uniform). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (second from left) looks on while an Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift signs a sheet of Battle of Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamps at the first day of issue ceremonies. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, near center in suit) holds his first press conference in two weeks on the lawn of the Little White House at Key West, Florida, after a trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett, General Robert Landry; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; and General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman makes a speech from a portable podium on the landing strip of the Naval Air Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Visible behind Mr. Truman are General Robert Landry (left), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (mostly obscured by podium), and General Harry Vaughan (front row, right). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (left) prior to boarding General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan" for return to Tokyo after visiting Kyoto. Major General John B. Coulter bids him farewell (right) while Major Anthony F. Story (middle), pilot, looks on.