Amphitheaters

Left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, actor Walter Pidgeon, and an unidentified man at the rededication of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park to the Carter Barron Amphitheatre. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center), seated with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, right) shakes hands with an unidentified woman at the rededication of Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre. The men in military uniform behind Truman are General Robert Landry (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (with shovel) breaks ground for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre (later known as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre) in Rock Creek park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Guests at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater admire a plaque in Barron's honor at the amphitheater's dedication ceremonies in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. On the left is Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. All others are unidentified.

A crowd fills the Carter Barron Amphitheater at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. for the amphitheater's dedication ceremonies in May 1951. All are unidentified.

The Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park hosts a full crowd for its dedication ceremonies. All are unidentified.

A crowd fills the Carter Barron Amphitheater at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. for the amphitheater's dedication ceremonies in May 1951. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. Band members in the background are unidentified.

Kathryn Grayson sings at the dedication of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The band and others in the background are unidentified.

Unidentified band and singer perform at the dedication ceremonies for the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.