Monuments

The steps of the Lincoln Memorial covered with troops and spectators gathered to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

A group of unidentified military officers walk down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, past a color guard and a large crowd of spectators, at a ceremony commemorating Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

A group of unidentified dignitaries pose in front of the statue of former President Abraham Lincoln with a wreath in the Lincoln Memorial. They are there to celebrate Lincoln's birthday.

A group of unidentified dignitaries outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

African American children gather at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

An unidentified African American youth stands with a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial in a ceremony marking Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

A color guard of African American children stand at attention with flags and a wreath on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

Large group of African-American children gather at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the birthday of former President Abraham Lincoln.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (foreground, second from right) and unidentified others, probably standing outside the Jefferson Memorial.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left), Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (partly obscured by President Truman), and unidentified others, probably standing outside the Jefferson Memorial.