Crowds

Unidentified crowd of people at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal for the dedication ceremony.

An audience watches the premiere of the play "Faith of Our Fathers" at the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre dedication in Washington's Rock Creek Park. All people unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Unidentified people watch the "I Am An American" Day program on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Opera singer Marian Anderson (at microphones) sings for the crowd of attendees of the Harold Ickes Memorial Service at the Lincoln Memorial. Also pictured, platform, front row: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of the crowd that attended the Harold Ickes Memorial Service at the Lincoln Memorial. All people unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Opera singer Marian Anderson (at microphones) sings for the crowd of attendees of the Harold Ickes Memorial Service at the Lincoln Memorial. Also pictured, platform, front row: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Unidentified guests in Meridian Hill Park for the dedication of a carillon from the Netherlands. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (center, left) and President Harry S. Truman (center, right) walk towards the crowd gathered at Washington National Airport for Churchill's arrival in the United States. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaks to the crown during the dedication of Samuel Gompers Square in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (fourth from right) and Mrs. Ann Chapman (third from right) greet the crowd following Chapman's swearing in ceremony. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook