Construction projects

Building on the grounds of the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos taken during President Truman's trip to the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Training Schools.

Amphibious Warfare School building at U. S. Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos taken during President Truman's trip to the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base. Gift of Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps School.

Building on the grounds of the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos taken during President Truman's trip to the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base. Gift of Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps School.

Building at U. S. Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos taken during President Truman's trip to the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

View of the uncompleted Ritz Carlton Hotel in Sarasota, Florida. This photo was sent to Senator Harry S. Truman by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce as part of a proposal to turn the hotel into a Veterans' Bureau, Army, or Naval hospital or recreation center.

View of the uncompleted Ritz Carlton Hotel in Sarasota, Florida. This photo was sent to Senator Harry S. Truman by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce as part of a proposal to turn the hotel into a Veterans' Bureau, Army, or Naval hospital or recreation center.

An unidentified officer stands in the doorway of the building (the home of the Pan American Airways station manager on Wake Island) selected for the historic face-to-face meeting between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur to discuss Korea and world peace. From: Earl & B.J. Greathouse, 4308 Piikea Place, Honolulu, HI 96818

The building, the home of the Pan American Airways station manager on Wake Island, was the scene of the historic conference between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur. (See also 64-366.) From: Earl & B.J. Greathouse

Charles Burdge and Don Milton holding a six-foot Ormstead form weighting approximately 45 pounds. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman as an example of a construction method to build low-cost housing.

Interior of the house built by the Ormstead Method. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman as an example of a construction method to build low-cost housing.