Awards

Administrative Assistant Secretary Vernon Northrop (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) present to Distinguished Service Award to Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding upon her retirement.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) presents the Distinguished Service Award to Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding upon her retirement.

John W. Snyder, in white jacket on the left, is shown with unidentified others at the John Wesley Hyatt Award Dinner at Hotel Pierre, New York City. ORIGINAL IS IN OVERSIZED FILE From: John W. Snyder Papers.

Photo of two life saving lapel badges for heroic action in the seas, apparently given to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. This photo includes an original 8 X 10 negative filed in the oversize file. From: John W. Snyder Papers.

Photo of award given to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder by the American Legion, a plaque.

Photo of award given to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder by the American Legion, a lapel badge.

Photo of an American Legion lapel badge given to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. From: John W. Snyder Papers.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) poses with an unidentified award recipient in the Department of the Interior auditorium.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, left) hands an award certificate to an unidentified man during a ceremony in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (second from left); and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) awards the Medal of Merit to Colonel Louis A. Johnson (left). Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left). All others unidentified.