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Dockside view taken during an inspection tour visit of Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews at the U.S. Naval Shipyard located at San Francisco, California. Secretary Matthews can be seen approaching the ramp up to the main dock area. Photographers taking pictures of the occasion are in view on the right.

Departure scene of official party from the naval air station at Alameda, California following a tour by Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews who is standing in the boat on the far right. Secretary Matthews was in the San Francisco, California area touring naval facilities and participating in Armed Forces Day activities.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the left and is shown with Fleet Admiral William H. Halsey. Secretary Matthews is visiting Honolulu for the dedication of the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) located in Honolulu.

President Harry S. Truman arrived here aboard the "Sacred Cow." He is shown as he left the airport for the naval base. L to R: Captain Cecil Adell, Commander of the Key West Base, President Truman, and Admiral William D. Leahy. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman signs an executive order providing for the transfer of 29 passenger and cargo vessels to Italy. Onlookers are, left to right: Secretary of State, George Marshall; Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani. From: Houston Post.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the platform at the podium and addressing United States Naval Shipyard workers in Boston, Massachusetts. Various Naval officers share the platform with him. Secretary Matthews is on an inspection visit of the First Naval District.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown standing at the podium addressing Boston Naval Shipyard workers during an inspection visit to the shipyard located in the First Naval District. Various unidentified Naval officers are standing behind him.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown walking toward the steps to the platform where he will address workers at the Boston Naval Shipyard located in the First Naval District. Several Naval officers are following behind him. This event was held during an inspection visit by Secretary Matthews.

A group of military and government officials are shown seated together while attending a fifth Joint Civilian Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949. Identification includes left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations; Louis Johnson (holding gun), Secretary of Defense; General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff; and Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews.

Rear Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory (Washington Navy Yard), is shaking hands on the left with President Harry S. Truman and greeting him on the 150th anniversary of the gun factory. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing between the two men. Major General Harry Vaughan, on the far right, looks on.