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General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) sitting in the back of a jeep with General George C. Marshall (right), waving to spectators at the airport in Washington. All others are unidentified.

From left to right in foreground, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, with the General George C. Marshall, at the airport in Washington. Others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from left), Margaret Truman (right) and another unidentified woman, standing with bouquets during the christening ceremony for two Naval airplanes.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) christens an airplane with a bottle of champagne. Her daughter Margaret Truman is beside her. All others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess Truman (foreground, third from right) and Margaret Truman (foreground, second from right) hold bouquets during the christening ceremony for two airplanes. All others are unidentified.

Two airplanes and a crowd gathered for the christening of the airplanes by First Lady Bess W. Truman.

First Lady Bess Truman (partly obscured by microphone) christening a Naval Air Transport Service airplane. A view from the side. Standing behind Mrs. Truman is Lieutenant George Elsey. Others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (left), accompanied by Margaret Truman (right), christens an airplane. Mrs. Truman is swinging a champagne bottle. Others in background are unidentified.

View of two airplanes and speakers platform during the christening ceremony for the airplanes. First Lady Bess W. Truman performed the christening.

Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (fourth from the right) and representatives of the governments of the United States and Iraq standing in front of George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon, Virginia. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is third from the left. All others are unidentified.