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Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Unveiling of Statue of Sir John Dill, Arlington Cemetery

Unveiling of the statue of Sir John Dill at Arlington National Cemetery. Lady Dill, her daughter, and Major John Dill, Sir John's son, were present at the ceremony. In the front row are, from left to right: unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, and British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks. In the second row on the right is Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others are unidentified.

Truman with Trowel at Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman (far left) uses a trowel to help place the cornerstone at the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C. From left to right are: President Truman; unidentified man; Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Judge Bolitha Laws, Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and Judge Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Others are unidentified.

President Truman Speaking at Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C. Seated in the first row behind Truman are, from left to right: unidentified man (partly obscured); Judge Bolitha Laws, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Judge Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia; Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; three unidentified men; and Justice Tom Clark, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.