Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) and Irving Geist (right) stand under an umbrella at the dedication of a swimming pool for Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Two unidentified men in the background.

Irving Geist (left) and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (right) stand outdoors during the dedication of a swimming pool for Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Unidentified man with umbrella in the background.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan gives a speech on a dais at the dedication of a swimming pool at Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Irving Geist (left to right) and Brigadier General Ralph G. DeVoe are to the immediate left of the microphones. All others unidentified.

Unidentified man in a wheelchair at the dedication of the swimming pool at Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (standing in coat) to his left and Irving Geist behind him. All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan gives a speech at a swimming pool dedication at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island, New York.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (standing, center) and Irving Geist (right) pose with an unidentified man in a wheelchair during the swimming pool dedication at Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman preparing for the laying of the cornerstone at the dedication of branch of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Also present is Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing (foreground, left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) laying the concrete for placement of the cornerstone at the dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing is also present (foreground, left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman gives a speech at the cornerstone laying for the Bethesda Naval Clinic Center in Maryland. This event was also the dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Also present is Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing (standing, left). All others are unidentified.

The crowd gathered for the dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. All people are unidentified.