Parks

Aerial view of the Peace Memorial Park on the island in the river at Hiroshima, Japan. The Peace Memorial Park is near the hypocenter of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.

Aerial view of Peace Memorial Park at Hiroshima, Japan. The image is partially obscured by an airplane propeller and cowling. The Peace Memorial Park is near the hypocenter of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.

View of garden and pond in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.

View of the gardens and a building in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan.

A view of Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of a walkway behind the seating area of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

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. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States from the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row: First Lady Bess W. Truman (left); President Harry S. Truman (second from left); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States from the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (right). Seated behind Queen Juliana is Admiral Robert Dennison. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (right) greets a group of school children in Meridian Hill Park at the dedication for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. All children unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook