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President Harry S. Truman Arrives to Speak on Flag Day

President Harry S. Truman (far right) enters onto the stage as generals salute and the band plays at the Flag Day ceremony in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. Standing in the front row on the right side of the podium are San Francisco Mayor Elmer Robinson, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and General Mark Clark. Also present is General Wallace Graham (second row near center, behind two empty chairs) and Admiral Robert Dennison (second row, just over the shoulder of General Clark). All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman at the Dedication of Friendship International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland

President Harry S. Truman attends the dedication of Friendship International Airport, now Baltimore-Maryland International Airport. Standing in the front row, from left to right, are: Maryland Senator Millard Tydings, Maryland Governor William Preston Lane, President Harry S. Truman, Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., and Miss Maryland (Jean Crowe). All others in photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Greets Senator Scott Lucas and Mayor Martin Kennelly

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with Chicago, Illinois Mayor, Martin H. Kennelly (right) with Illinois Senator, Scott W. Lucas (left) standing behind him. President Truman is on the first stop of his "non-political" Presidential train trip to the Northwest, West, and Southwest United States. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with Mayors

President Harry S. Truman meets with mayors of several cities, who visited the White House to protest regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Authority covering the distribution of money appropriated by Congress to build municipal airports. Standing in the front row, left to right: Mayor Thomas Burke of Cleveland, Ohio; President Truman; and Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago, Illinois. Second row, left to right: Mayor Edward Jeffries of Detroit, Michigan; Mayor W. Cooper Green of Birmingham, Alabama; and Mayor Vincent Murphy of Newark, New Jersey.

President Harry S. Truman at City Hall, New York City, Navy Day

President Harry S. Truman (center of the window) stands in a window at City Hall in New York City, with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (left of President Truman) while serenaded by a choir of Midshipmen. The plaque below him commemorates the fact that George Washington had stood near that spot while the Declaration of Independence was read to the Continental Army. President Truman is in New York to attend Navy Day. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman Signing USS Missouri Visitor's Log

President Harry S. Truman (seated behind the desk) signs the visitor's log aboard the USS Missouri during the Navy Day celebration in New York City, New York. Standing behind the President are, from left to right, Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, Captain Stuart S. Murray, Mr. Grover Whalen, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (partially obscured), and Commodore James K. Vardaman, Jr. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Vice President Harry S. Truman at a Luncheon

Vice President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the right) attends a St. Patrick's Day dinner with a number of his friends and associates. Also in attendance are Fred J. Bowman (third from right), Eddie McKim (far right), J.F. Maryr, William J. Tuohy, Richard Finnegan, John Dreiske, Edward J. Kelly (fourth from the left, far back corner), H. Knabbs, Matt Connelly (second from left in the back corner), Bob Kennedy, Michael F. Mulcahy, J. Leonard Reinsch (back left corner), F. Ryan Duffy, and R. Hewart. This photo is autographed at the bottom by all the men present.