Gifts

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) in the Oval Office, accepting as a gift from the people of the Philippines a rock from Corregidor. The Rock was presented by a delegation including the Ambassador from the Philippines to the United States, Joaquin Elizalde (fifth from left); Colonel Harry Peck, a survivor of the Bataan Death march (second from left); and Major Manuel Acosta, a Filipino veteran who lost his arm (third from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (2nd from right) receives a rock from the Fort Corregidor as a gift from the people of the Philippines in ceremonies at the White House. Also present is Ambassador of the Philippines Joaquin Elizalde (right), and Colonel Harry Peck (foreground, left) and Major Manuel Acosta (third from left), both survivors of the Bataan Death March. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) at the White House accepting ten paintings by John J. Audubon, a gift to the United States from Australian philanthropist E. J. Hallstrom. From left to right: President Truman, Australian Ambassador to the United States, and E. J. Hallstrom.

President Harry S. Truman (left) at the White House accepting ten paintings by John J. Audubon, a gift to the United States from Australian philanthropist E. J. Hallstrom. From left to right: President Truman, Australian Ambassador to the United States, and E. J. Hallstrom.

Miss Vernice Anderson (left) with Dr. Detlev Bronk (right) at a National Science Board event at the Smithsonian Institution. Miss Anderson received a bracelet in honor of her fifteenth anniversary with the National Science Board.

Miss Vernice Anderson (left) receiving a gift in honor of her fifteenth anniversary with the National Science Board, at a Board dinner held at the Smithsonian Institution. All other individuals are unidentified.

Miss Vernice Anderson (left) with the Chairman of the National Science Board, Dr. Norman Hackerman (right), at the National Science Board Dinner. She received a necklace in honor of her 25th anniversary with the National Science Board. The dinner was held at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (right) receiving a hand-carved mahogany tray from Ralph Paiewonsky (center), Chairman of the St. Thomas Reception Committee, as Governor William Hastie (left) of the Virgin Islands looks on, during welcoming ceremonies for the President at Emancipation Park in Charlotte Amalie. The banner behind them reads "Welcome President Truman, Champion of Human Rights." Truman visited the Virgin Islands as part of his vacation cruise.

President Harry S. Truman (center) admiring a message of welcome from the Municipal Council of St. Thomas and St. John at Emancipation Park at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. Governor William Hastie is speaking at the microphone and Mr. Roy Gordon, Chair of the Municipal Council, stands to the President's left. They are standing beneath a banner which says "Welcome President Truman, Champion of Human Rights." Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area.

President Harry S. Truman (left) apparently receiving the gift of a cane from President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines (center). The man to the right is Joaquin Elizalde, Filipino Ambassador to the United States.