Parades

A member of the Melby Erskine Mission with a group of Army and police officers waiting for the parade in Bangkok, Thailand.

Officers and men of the Metropolitan Police Division waiting for the parade in Bangkok, Thailand. This was taken during the Melby Erskine Mission to Southeast Asia.

The Traffic Police Squad on parade in Bangkok, Thailand. This was taken during the Melby Erskine Mission to Southeast Asia.

General Graves B. Erskine and John F. Melby of the Melby Erskine Mission watch the parade with the Director General of Police in Bangkok, Thailand.

Officers and men of the Metropolitan Police Patrol Squad waiting for the parade in Bangkok, Thailand. This was taken during the Melby Erskine Mission in Southeast Asia.

The Chairman of the Erskine Melby Mission, John F. Melby, the Director General of the Police Department and General Graves B. Erskine chatting before the beginning of the parade in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Chairman of the Erskine Melby Mission, John F. Melby, and the Director General of the Police Department arrive at the marshalling area in Bangkok, Thailand for the police parade.

Crowds line the street as President Harry S. Truman's motorcade moves down the street during Navy Day ceremonies in New York City.

President Harry S. Truman, waving from the backseat of an open car, rides by onlookers during the Navy Day parade in New York City, New York. All others are unidentified.

Spectators watch a group of young boys with flags parade by during a festival in Basel, Switzerland. All are unidentified. Probably taken while E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. worked in Europe.