First ladies

President Harry S. Truman (center) and others pose for a picture outside the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park before attending a performance by the Army Band. Also pictured: Margaret Truman (right); First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Guests leave the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park after a performance by the Army band during Concert Week. Pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); Margaret Truman (third from right); President Harry S. Truman (back to camera, second from right); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (behind President Truman, right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left of Mrs. Chapman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman and family arrive at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park for a concert by the Army band during Concert Week. Pictured, foreground: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left); President Harry S. Truman (third from left); and Margaret Truman (third from right). Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, behind Mrs. Truman). All others unidentified. 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

Left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman leave the carillon dedication in Washington, D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row: Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson (second from left); Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from left); First Lady Bess W. Truman (fifth from left); Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (sixth from left, behind post); President Harry S. Truman (seventh from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman greets Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. They are at the park for a ceremonial presentation of a carillon to the people of the United States from the Netherlands. On the ground, from left to right: Edward J. Kelly, National Capital Parks Superintendent, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back to camera, in pinstriped suit), Prince Bernhard Leopold (wearing glasses), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (back to camera). All others are unidentified.

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

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with Frank McKinney, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture (second from left); and First Lady Bess Truman (second from right). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Harry S. Truman; Prince Bernhard, Prince Consort of Queen Juliana; and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands after the Queen and Prince's arrival at Washington National Airport in Washington, D. C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook