Airplanes

Airplane interior view with United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) James C. Dunn seated on the left. The man next to him is unidentified. Both men were part of a U.S. Congressional tour visiting flooded areas in the Po Valley region of Italy. The group was distributing aid and trying to determine what part Americans could play in helping the area.

View taken out of an airplane window with the land in view identified as the Isle of Stromboli. The photograph may have been taken while James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) was touring flood ravaged areas in southern Italy.

Exterior view showing a group of men, including reporters and government officials, standing by an Italian airplane. United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952), James C. Dunn, is seen standing in the center holding a light colored topcoat. The other men are not identified. The photograph is identified as: "visit to Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia to see flood damage caused by storm, October 31, 1951." According to newspaper clippings accompanying the photograph the two-week old flood had caused extensive damage with at least 110 persons killed and 9,000 people left homeless.

Upon arrival at the Boca Chica Airfield, Vice-President elect Alben Barkley (2nd from right) and Leslie L. Biffle are welcomed to Key West, Florida, by Captain Robert L. Dennison (2nd from left) and an unidentified officer. They are joining President Harry S. Truman for a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center) looks at an airplane while in Topeka, Kansas to attend the United States Army 35th Division Reunion. Secretary Pace attended the Reunion as the official representative of President Harry S. Truman, a veteran of the Division. The Army officer and the other man in the photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) looks at an airplane while was in Topeka, Kansas to attend the United States Army 35th Division Reunion. Secretary Pace attended the Reunion as the official representative of President Harry S. Truman, a veteran of the Division. The Army officer and others in the photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center) is watching an airplane being built during his visit to Topeka, Kansas to attend the 35th Division Reunion, representing President Harry S. Truman, who was unable to attend. Others are unidentified.

An unidentified armed forces officer (possibly General Omar Bradley) shakes hands with General Douglas MacArthur (second from right) during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Wake Island to converse with General MacArthur about the Korean War. Also present is General Robert Landry (left). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) is greeted as he arrives for an inspection visit in New Orleans, Louisiana. From left to right: New Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison, unidentified man (back to camera), Colonel Robert V. Maraist, and Secretary Pace.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace is greeted as he arrives for an inspection visit in New Orleans, Louisiana. From left to right: New Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison, Secretary Pace, and Colonel Robert V. Maraist, Chief of the Louisiana Military District.