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Memorial Day Service

From left to right: four unidentified members of the Hyde Park Citizens Committee; Elliot Roosevelt; Faye Emerson Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman at a Memorial Day service in Hyde Park.

Army-Navy Football Game

President Harry S. Truman (front row of presidential box, fifth from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (front row of presidential box, third from right) attend the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also pictured: Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark (front row of box, second from right); Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (front row of box, right); and General Harry Vaughan (standing behind President Truman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Army-Navy Football Game

Front row of the presidential box, from left to right: General Wallace Graham; unidentified; W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President; unidentified; unidentified; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark; and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder watch the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also pictured: General Harry Vaughan (standing behind President Truman); and General Robert Landry (seated, between President and Mrs. Truman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre Dedication

President Harry S. Truman with his family and others at the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" during the dedication of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From left to right: Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton; Margaret Truman; Carter Barron, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Joseph C. McGarraghy, Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; and unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Trumans at Army Concert

President Harry S. Truman and family listen to the Army band perform during Concert Week at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. Pictured, first row: President Truman (right); First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); and Margaret Truman (third from right). Second row: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President and Mrs. Truman at Carter Barron Amphitheatre

First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) receives a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified young girl while attending a performance by the Army Band at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. Also pictured: President Harry S. Truman (right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (in background with white hat and corsage). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook