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Miss Arkansas 1949, Barbara Brothers (left), and John R. Steelman (foreground, right) cut into a watermelon at the Arkansas State Society Picnic. The picnic was held at Palisades Park. Others in the background are unidentified.

Portrait of John R. Steelman.

Emma (Mrs. John R.) Steelman (background, against wall, second from right) and John R. Steelman (background, against wall, right) attend a dinner honoring William C. Liller on his retirement from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The location was the restaurant in the Widener Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, John R. Steelman, Cyrus Ching, and William C. Liller are seated at a table. The occasion is a dinner given in honor of William Liller's retirement from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The location was the restaurant at the Widener Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

John R. Steelman speaks to the Lions International Meeting, location unknown.

Portrait of John R. Steelman.

Photograph of John R. Steelman, Assistant to President Harry S. Truman.

John R. Steelman, Assistant to President Harry S. Truman.

Special Assistant to the President John R. Steelman smiles as he poses for a photograph, most likely in his White House office.

John R. Steelman poses for a photograph as he reads some papers, most likely in his White House office.