Ambassadors

Ambassador Stanton Griffis, left, and two unidentified men sit at a table displaying copies of a report on Tuberculosis in Poland.

Ambassador Stanton Griffis apparently prepares to board an airplane. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Ambassador Stanton Griffis, inside the airplane, waves to unidentified men.

An unidentified man and a man who is possibly Ambassador Stanton Griffis walk toward an airplane.

Ambassador Stanton Griffis, left, and an unidentified man hold poster depicting the progress made in Poland in diagnosing, treating, and preventing tuberculosis.

Ambassador Stanton Griffis sits at his desk, smoking a pipe, in Warsaw, Poland. The plaque on the wall behind him reads, "Above all things, a regard for the American tradition is required. The topical American readiness to assist those in need of help, to discount vicious propaganda and outrageous criticism, and in the end to seek only to do what is right. So far as we can determine the right. George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, October 13, 1947." The flag of the United States of America is beside him on the left.

Ambassador Stanton Griffis sits at his desk near an open window in Warsaw, Poland. The plaque behind him reads, "Above all things, a regard for the American tradition is required. The topical American readiness to assist those in need of help, to discount vicious propaganda and outrageous criticism, and in the end to seek only to do what is right. So far as we can determine the right. George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, October 13, 1947."

Portrait of former Ambassador Richard C. Patterson, Chairman of the New York City Mayor's Committee on Receptions to Distinguished Guests.

Grover Whalen and former Ambassador Richard Patterson stand by a lake, which is also shown in photos 2009-2421, and 2009-2422.

Snapshot of Ambassador Richard C. Patterson, right, at a reception. Other man is unidentified. Photo was developed in April 1955.