Monuments

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (right), with others, walking inside the Washington Monument.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left), pointing out of an observation window within the Washington Monument while conversing with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) and unidentified others.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (second from left), with unidentified others, their backs turned to the camera, looking out a window near the summit of the Washington Monument.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left), and unidentified others looking out an observation window near the summit of the Washington Monument.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (second from left), with unidentified others, around a window near the summit of the Washington Monument, looking out.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (right), with unidentified other man, looking out a window from within the Washington Monument.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (second from right), with unidentified others, inside the Washington Monument.

Monument on the grounds of the U. S. Marine Base, Quantico, VA. From an album of photos of President Truman's visit to Quantico, VA.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center) watches as the Army and Air Force aides carry a wreath up the steps of the Jefferson Memorial. Truman is placing the wreath at the Memorial to mark the 209th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. Others in photo are unidentified. From: H.H. Vaughan.

Aerial photograph taken over the Potomac River, Washington, D.C., showing the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial on the right.