Trees

Catherine Bixler (left) and Reathel Odum under blossoming cherry trees in Washington, D.C. These two women were secretaries in Senator Harry S. Truman's office at the time this photo was taken.

Reathel Odum poses next to a blossoming tree in Winchester, Virginia.

Reathel Odum poses next to a blossoming tree in Winchester, Virginia.

A monkey (possible Lucy, the 4026th Army Photographic Battalion mascot) in a tree, somewhere in the Philippines. Donor: John Paxton.

Two unidentified people stand in a grove of Giant Sequoia trees in the virgin forest area of Yosemite National Park. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A flock of ibis roost in mangrove trees in Everglades National Park near Miami, Florida. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Ohio Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins plants a buckeye tree during Ohio's Arbor Day celebration at Hains Point in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) helps an unidentified young boy plant a buckeye tree during Ohio's Arbor Day celebration at Hains Point in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. Also pictured, Ohio Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during an Arbor Day celebration at Hains Point in the East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The trees are buckeye trees planted along Ohio Drive. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (immediate right of tree) and an unidentified man and woman plant a buckeye tree during Ohio's Arbor Day celebration at Hains Point in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook