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Miss Helen B. White, Secretary to Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau, takes a break from her census work to smile for her portrait.

Miss Nora Cronin takes dictation from Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau.

Roy V. Peel, Director of the Census Bureau, receives a congratulatory handshake from Mr. J. Edward Ely. Others in the background are unidentified.

Roy V. Peel is sworn in as Director of the Bureau of the Census. Front row, left to right: Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton, Roy V. Peel. Back row, left to right: Dr. Philip Hauser, former Acting Director of the Census; Mr. William M. Steuart, Director from 1921 to 1933; and Mr. C. V. Whitney, Acting Secretary of Commerce.

Roy V. Peel (standing) makes a brief address after being sworn in as Director of the Census Bureau at the Census building in Suitland, Maryland. Others in the background are unidentified.

Dr. Roy V. Peel (left) has his picture taken with reporter Fred C. Kelly (second from left) after being sworn in as Director of the Census Bureau. Others are unidentified.

Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the Bureau of the Census (left), congratulates Mr. Jin Jaiprabha (right), Statistical Official of Thailand. Mr. Jin studied United States census procedures at the Census Bureau from October 20, 1950 through June 1, 1951 under a United Nations Fellowship.

Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker (second from right) and Director of Census Roy V. Peel (right) pose with two unidentified officials from Indiana University with a map of the United States. The map illustrates that the population center of the United States shifted from Indiana to Illinois. Text printed at the top of the map says, "Center of Population 1790-1950." Text at the bottom says: "Hello Illinois! Goodbye Indiana!" Across the center of the map are a line of several stars, indicating the shifting center of population.

Officials from the United States Census Bureau are gathered in New Mexico. From left to right: unidentified; Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of Census Bureau; an unidentified resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Harry Nolder, Western Regional Supervisor, Census Bureau; an unidentified man, and an unidentified census enumerator. Dr. Peel and the others were observing the interaction between the resident and the enumerator.

Roy V. Peel, newly sworn in Director of the Census Bureau, is congratulated by an unidentified woman. Notable people are somewhere in the background including Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wendrick. All others are unidentified.