Wreath laying ceremonies

Statue of Thomas Jefferson inside the Jefferson Memorial, during wreath laying ceremonies celebrating Jefferson's 209th birthday. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center in dark suit) watches as General Robert Landry (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right) carry a wreath into the Jefferson Memorial as part of the ceremonies celebrating Thomas Jefferson's 209th birthday. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right), Mrs. Bess Truman (fourth from left), and other unidentified guests attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right, back to camera), First Lady Bess W. Truman (fourth from right, back to camera) and other unidentified guests pay respects at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) along with unidentified guests attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

French President Vincent Auriol waving to crowds in Lafayette Square while he is there to place a wreath at the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette. From left to right: French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, President Auriol, and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman. Others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol at Mount Vernon, laying a wreath at the tomb of President George Washington. The three men on the left are, from left to right: French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and President Auriol. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified persons standing before the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., during French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. President Auriol had just placed a wreath at the foot of the statue.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) with French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (foreground, right) in Lafayette Square while he is there to place a wreath at the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette. Others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (right) with other unidentified persons placing a wreath at the foot statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in Lafayette Square during the French President's visit to Washington, D.C.