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Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (left) receives Department of the Interior staff after his swearing-in ceremony. Also pictured: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (second row, third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, third from right). All others unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (left) and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right) with an unidentified girl at the "I Am An American" Day program which took place in front of the United States Capitol Building.

Administrative Assistant Secretary Vernon Northrop (second from right) and family pose with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) after Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

From left to right: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; and Vice President Alben Barkley at a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Mayflower Hotel. The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (at podium) speaks during a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Also pictured: Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right). The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior (left) swears-in Edward J. Kelly (center) as Superintendent of National Capital Parks. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior (center) swears-in Dale Doty (right) as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

President Harry S. Truman (inside windowed shelter, third from the left) and other unidentified dignitaries attending a weapons demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Vice President Alben Barkley (behind podium, left) is sworn in by Justice Stanley F. Reed (behind podium, right), of the Supreme Court of the United States, during the inauguration. Standing behind Vice President Barkley is Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. Next to Justice Vinson on the left is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.