National Park Service

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with French President Vincent Auriol during his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, from left to right: Mrs. Roosevelt, President Auriol, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (in raincoat at bottom of steps) being greeted by unidentified Army officers upon his arrival by train at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, for an inspection of the facility. Standing behind Truman on the train is (left to right), Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General J. Lawton Collins, and Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.

Artillery demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground. President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) attended this demonstration.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries during a military demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Front row, left to right: Major General Edward MacMorland, Commanding Officer, Aberdeen Proving Ground; President Truman; General J. Lawton Collins. Second row: Averell Harriman (second from right) and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right). Third row: General Harry Vaughan (right). Admiral Robert Dennison is in the row behind General Vaughan, second from the right. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman in front of a train at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Foreground, from left to right: Major General Edward E. MacMorland, Commander of Aberdeen; Major General Elbert L. Ford, Chief of Ordnance (behind MacMorland); Secretary of the Army Frank Pace; President Truman; General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with other unidentified persons holding his tray in the "chow line" at the mess hall during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

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 (foreground, third from left) with other unidentified persons holding his tray in the "chow line" at the mess hall during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

President Harry S. Truman delivering a speech during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. From left to right: unidentified Army officer; Secretary of the Army Frank Pace; Major General Edward MacMorland, Commanding Officer of Aberdeen Proving Ground; President Truman; unidentified military officer; General J. Lawton Collins.

President Harry S. Truman (standing on the ground, looking up at camera) and other unidentified persons standing next to a T-41 "Walker Bulldog" tank, named after the late General Walton Walker, during a visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Standing on the stepladder is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace. All others are unidentified.