Cabinet officers

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row: Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson (second from left); Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from left); First Lady Bess W. Truman (fifth from left); Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (sixth from left, behind post); President Harry S. Truman (seventh from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman greets Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. They are at the park for a ceremonial presentation of a carillon to the people of the United States from the Netherlands. On the ground, from left to right: Edward J. Kelly, National Capital Parks Superintendent, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back to camera, in pinstriped suit), Prince Bernhard Leopold (wearing glasses), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (back to camera). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; President Harry S. Truman; and Mrs. Ann Chapman. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Conrad L. Wirth, Director of the National Park Service (center) presents Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty with Booker T. Washington- George Washington Carver memorial silver half dollars. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) with two unidentified people at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff at a dinner honoring Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan. Head table, left to right: unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Congressman Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (foreground, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Charles W. Leavy, Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration (left) and Dr. John L. Kask, Assistant Director of Fish and Wildlife (third from left) pose with family and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from right) after being sworn in to their posts. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) sit at the head table with an unidentified woman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff gather in the Secretary's office for cocktails before attending a dinner in honor of Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from left); and William J. Dougherty, Director of Information for the Department of the Interior (back to camera, leaning on desk). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Conrad L. Wirth, Director of the National Park Service (center) presents Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty with Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver silver half dollars. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook