Cabinet officers

Oscar Chapman (standing) gives a speech after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, seated, left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Julius Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson.

Oscar Chapman (left) is sworn in as Secretary of the Interior by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) while Mrs. Ann Chapman looks on. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Former Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman in the Secretary's office after Chapman's swearing in ceremony. People in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Michael Straus, Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; Abe Fortas, Under Secretary of the Interior; and Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior pose for a picture after Straus' swearing in as Assistant Secretary. Photo is autographed at the bottom by Straus, Ickes, and Fortas. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (with shovel) breaks ground for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre (later known as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre) in Rock Creek park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Former Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from right) congratulates Oscar Chapman (right) after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (left); Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson (second from left); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (second from right). Woman in background is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) shakes hands with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes while standing in the receiving line after Secretary Ickes' resignation. Also pictured: Mrs. Jane Ickes. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Secretary's desk in the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) places a wreath on Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois as Governor Adlai Stevenson looks on. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Senator Lester C. Hunt, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus discuss the Riverton Project at the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook