Christmas

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.

From left to right, Olympia, Washington Mayor Amanda B. Smith, Washington Governor Albert D. Rosellini and Major General Louis W. Truman study an artist's rendering of the floating display to be built by Army engineers. The display, which was to float on Capitol Lake contained 2,500 colored lights and more than 400 Christmas trees. A 16-foot Star of Bethlehem was to top the 30-foot center tree with a life like nativity scene in the foreground.

Major General Louis W. Truman (left), 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander, stands with Olympia, Washington Mayor Mrs. Amanda Smith (center) and Governor Albert Rosellini (right) during the singing of the song "Christmas Island."

Santa Claus, an unidentified member of the 34th Armor, stands with a group of unidentified members of the 34th Armor and their families during a Christmas party. Major General Louis W. Truman and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Von Burg, 34th Armor Commander, greet Pat, Steve, Douglas, and Pamela Keenan. The Keenan children's mother, Betty, stands behind Douglas.