Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Mrs. Elizabeth Adams (standing) speaks at a reception at Crags Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado after the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel. Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left); and Alva B. Adams, Jr. (right, back to camera). All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) with unidentified people at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) with unidentified men at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman speaks at the dedication of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Frederic A. Delano, Chairman, National Capital Parks and Planning Committee is pictured in background.

Unidentified crowd of people at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal for the dedication ceremony.

From left to right: C. Marshall Finnan, Superintendent, National Capital Parks; Sylvester Pennifield, tender, lock #1; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Charles Stewart, tender, lock #11; and Frederic A. Delano, Chairman, National Capital Park and Planning Commission at the dedication of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. All others unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman speaks at the dedication of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Also pictured: Sylvester Pennifield (right), tender, lock #1. All others unidentified.

A plaque commemorating the rededication of Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Conrad L. Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks pose in front of the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands after the dedication ceremony in Washington's Meridian Hill Park. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

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