Christmas

Unidentified attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.

Attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, right); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (seated, left); and James Chapman (seated, second from left). All others unidentified.

Unidentified attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.

An unidentified young man speaks during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, right). All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) with two unidentified people at a Bureau of Reclamation Christmas party.

Attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Pictured, seated: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); James Chapman (front row, second from left); and William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (second row, right). All others unidentified. In the background is the Washington Monument.

Carlton Skinner, Director of Information, Department of the Interior (left) and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left) talk with unidentified men at a Christmas party in Skinner's office.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony south of the White House in Washington, D.C. Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony south of the White House in Washington, D.C. All people unidentified. Same as 2013-2118. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right, Sergeant First Class Orville K. Scritchfield, Personnel Sergeant, 34th Armor; Mrs. Betty Kennan; Pat Keenan; Douglas Keenan; Santa Claus (Anonymous Member 34th armor); Pamela Keenan; Steve Keenan and Sergeant First Class William R. Swanson, Reenlistment Counselor, 34th Armor. The Keenan family is visiting the 34th Armor as a special event for their three youngest children who have Cystic Fibrosis.