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President Harry S. Truman and members of his party are standing near an airplane, probably the "Independence." From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, unidentified, President Truman, John Steelman, and Major General Harry Vaughan.

John R. Steelman (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man at the Arkansas State Society Picnic at Palisades Park.

"Miss Arkansas 1949" Barbara Brothers and John R. Steelman select their lunch while other unidentified people look on. The occasion was the Arkansas State Society Picnic held at Palisades Park.

John R. Steelman (left), watched by an unidentified man and Claude Hirst (extreme right)prepares to speak at the Arkansas State Society Picnic which was held at Palisades Park.

From left to right, Miss Joan Matthews, Arkansas Senator Hattie Caraway, John R. Steelman and "Miss Arkansas 1949" Barbara Brothers pose for a photograph during the Arkansas State Society picnic. The picnic was held at Palisades Park.

John R. Steelman (left) poses with Miss Barbara Brothers, "Miss Arkansas 1949" (right) while they share a picnic lunch. The photograph was taken at the Arkansas State Society Picnic held at Palisades Park.

John R. Steelman (left) and Ray Davis (right) help cut and distribute watermelon at the Arkansas State Society Picnic held at Palisades Park. Others in the background are unidentified.

From left to right Miss Joan Matthews, John R. Steelman and "Miss Arkansas 1949," Barbara Brothers, pose for a photograph during the Arkansas State Society Picnic at Palisades Park.

John R. Steelman (third from right in back) poses with unidentified members of the Arkansas State Society at the Society's Picnic held at Palisades Park.

John R. Steelman (right) poses with "Miss Arkansas 1949," Barbara Brothers (right), while they share a picnic lunch. The photograph was taken at the Arkansas State Society Picnic held at Palisades Park.