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Truman leaves the podium at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, to visit the dam

President Harry S. Truman (base of stairs) and General Lewis A. Pick descend the stairs of the speakers' platform after the President addressed the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. In shadow, on the left, are Bess and Margaret Truman. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman at the podium during a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

President Harry S. Truman (at podium, left) stands with General Lewis A. Pick (on Truman's left), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and Montana Governor John W. Bonner (on Pick's left) at the podium prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. Bess Truman stands to the left of the podium and daughter Margaret to the right. The others are unidentified. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

General Pick Standing at Lectern During a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers General Lewis A. Pick stands at the lectern prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. President Harry S. Truman is directly left of Pick; Montana Governor John Bonner (head turned) is on the right. First Lady Bess Truman is standing to the right of the lectern; Nashua, Montana, resident Anna Dostert is standing behind Mrs. Truman's left shoulder. Congressman Mike Mansfield and Margaret Truman are standing on the left in the front row.

Secretary of State Marshall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Secretary of State George C. Marshall can be seen in the middle of a crowd gathered to meet President Harry S. Truman (who is in the photo but not identifiable) at the Touring Club Landing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Truman and Marshall in a crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Harry S. Truman (middle right) and Secretary of State George C. Marshall (center) greet a crowd at the Touring Club Landing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after arrival by motor launch from Galeao Airport on Governor's Island. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Truman and Dutra in an automobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, left) and Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra (back seat, right) smile at the crowd from the back seat of an automobile as they parade down the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Truman and Dutra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Harry S. Truman (second from left, next to officer in white uniform, party obscured) and Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra (third from left) prepare to enter an automobile for a parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Truman and Marshall at Galeao Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and Secretary of State George C. Marshall (left, behind Truman) are escorted from the Galeao Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Brazilian officers. All others are unidentified. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."