Wreath laying ceremonies

Crowd 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 (in center group, standing in front of military officers, back to camera) just placed a wreath at the foot of the statue. Others are unidentified.

Photograph of French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, first from the left) with other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during Mr. Auriol's visit to the United States.

French President Vincent Auriol (front row, second from right) at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during his visit to the United States. Also present are French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (third row, left) and French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (third row, right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, standing in front of wreath) with unidentified dignitaries at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

French President Vincent Auriol (carrying wreath, right side, mostly obscured), carrying a wreath to the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Roosevelt's Hyde Park home during Auriol's visit to the United States. Also present are former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (left, with other woman walking behind Auriol) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (group walking behind Mrs. Roosevelt, right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) placing a wreath upon the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York, as Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries look on. In the group standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt are French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) placing a wreath upon the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York, as Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries look on. In the group standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt are French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.

Crowds outside the Lincoln Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony commemorating President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman attended this event.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right)and Bess Wallace Truman (second from right), with Adelaide Johnson (in wheelchair), a Washington artist and sculptress who was personally acquainted with President Lincoln, during ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. On the right is Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. From left to right: two unidentified men, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan.