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Truman leaves the podium at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, to visit the dam

President Harry S. Truman (base of stairs) and General Lewis A. Pick descend the stairs of the speakers' platform after the President addressed the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. In shadow, on the left, are Bess and Margaret Truman. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman at the podium during a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

President Harry S. Truman (at podium, left) stands with General Lewis A. Pick (on Truman's left), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and Montana Governor John W. Bonner (on Pick's left) at the podium prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. Bess Truman stands to the left of the podium and daughter Margaret to the right. The others are unidentified. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

General Pick Standing at Lectern During a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers General Lewis A. Pick stands at the lectern prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. President Harry S. Truman is directly left of Pick; Montana Governor John Bonner (head turned) is on the right. First Lady Bess Truman is standing to the right of the lectern; Nashua, Montana, resident Anna Dostert is standing behind Mrs. Truman's left shoulder. Congressman Mike Mansfield and Margaret Truman are standing on the left in the front row.

Truman family disembark from "the Independence" in Brazil

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman disembark from "The Independence," which landed at Galeao Airport on Governor's Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The officer is unidentified. President Truman is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Truman family disembark from "The Independence" in Brazil

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman disembark from "The Independence," which landed at Galeao Airport on Governor's Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The officer is unidentified. President Truman is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Margaret Truman in Salzburg, Austria with others

Margaret Truman (center), daughter of President Harry S. Truman, visits Salzburg, Austria. She is shown carrying a bouquet of flowers, accompanied by her friend, Mrs. John Horton (Drucie Snyder)(left), daughter of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and welcomed by U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Stanley Woodward (right), on whose estate she will enjoy a few days of rest. From: Eileen McLoughlin.

President Truman and others welcome Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip

Princess Elizabeth of England and her Prince Consort, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport. From left to right are: U.S. State Department Protocol Chief John F. Simmons, President Harry S. Truman, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, and Margaret Truman. (See 86-141.) From: Arthur Marasco, 667 East Street, Lenox, MA 01240