Parks

President Harry S. Truman (left) with First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. They are there for a ceremony in which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States. Standing between them is Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks. All others unidentified.

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: National Capital Parks Superintendent Edward J. Kelly, 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.

Queen Juliana (right) of the Netherlands with a group of children at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., during ceremonies marking the acceptance of a carillon as a gift from the Netherlands to the United States, presented by Queen Juliana. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Prince Bernhard Leopold (obscured by post), First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary Chapman, and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right side of podium). All others are unidentified.

A view of the crowd at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., attending the ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States. All are unidentified.

From left to right: Conrad L. Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks pose in front of the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands after the dedication ceremony in Washington's Meridian Hill Park.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with a group of children at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., during ceremonies marking the acceptance of a carillon as a gift from the Netherlands to the United States, presented by Queen Juliana. Also present is Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.

A crowd lines up to see President Harry S. Truman (not shown) as a band plays in his honor in Ephrata, Washington, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, sitting on a stage behind the speaker, attends Flag Day ceremonies at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, one of the stops on his West Coast trip. (Similar to 2012-269, 98-1268 and 66-738) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A large crowd gathers for Flag Day exercises at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, one of the stops on President Harry S. Truman's West Coast trip, where he is expected to speak. (Same as 66-737) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.