Cabinet officers

Truman and Ickes inside the Washington Monument

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Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) and President Harry S. Truman (second from left) look out an observation window inside the Washington Monument while on an inspection for bridge sites. All others unidentified.

Chapman Welcomes New Employees

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Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front, center) with unidentified new employees from the Department of the Interior's Washington bureaus and offices. The group is in the Secretary's office during their tour of the Interior building.

Cabinet Members and Others at the White House

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Cabinet members and others meet at the White House. From left to right, around the table: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; John Blandford, Jr. of the National Housing Agency; Julius Krug of the War Production Board; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; William H. Davis of the Office of Economic Stabilization; Leo T. Crowley of the Foreign Economic Administration; Secretary of Commerce Henry A.

Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, end of table) and unidentified others at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Chapman and Son

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman poses for a picture with his son, James Chapman.

Forsling Appointed Director of Grazing

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Members of the Interior Committee with Clarence Forsling (right) after he was appointed Director of the U.S. Grazing Service. Also pictured: Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (center); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). All others unidentified.

Senate Committee Hearings

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Members of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and others at the hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, left); and Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (seated, center). All others unidentified.

King Peter of Yugoslavia Visits Washington, D.C

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, left), King Peter II of Yugoslavia (seated, second from left), and Attorney General Francis Biddle (standing, second from left) watch a boxing match at the National Training School for Boys in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified.

Chapman and Biddle at National Training School for Boys

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Attorney General Francis Biddle (center) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) pose with unidentified men in front of the National Training School for Boys in Washington, D.C. They visited the school on this date with King Peter II of Yugoslavia (not pictured). All people in background unidentified.

Taylor and Chapman in Interior Museum

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Congressman Edward T. Taylor (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman view an exhibit case of Congressman Taylor's gavels at the Department of the Interior museum.

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