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Snapshot of three men standing in front of a car, two in uniform

Snapshot of three men standing in front of a car, two in uniform. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page.

Snapshot of an unidentified man in a uniform kissing an unidentified woman

Snapshot of an unidentified man in a uniform kissing an unidentified woman. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page.

Representatives from each of the services, unveil a marble panel and bust of James Forrestal

Representatives from each of the services, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, unveil a marble panel and bust of James Forrestal, former Secretary of Defense, which is located in the Pentagon opposite the cornerstone. The panel bears the inscription: "James Forrestal, First Secretary of the Defense, 1947-1949." Supporting the bronze bust and affixed to the wall is a pedestal of Swenson pink granite. On the front of the pedestal is carved a spread eagle and four stars. See also photos 97-1754, 1755 and 1757.

Louis Johnson greets William R. McLand along with other service personnel

On their visit to the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (center) greets T/Sgt. William R. McLand (second from left), U. S. Air Force, Pope Air Force Base, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and twenty-eight other outstanding solders, sailors, airmen, and Marines, who are visiting Washington, D.C., from January 12 to 15, 1950, as guests of the Department of Defense. The identities of the other servicemen are unknown and were selected by their respective services from among enlisted personnel on the basis of leadership, conduct, bearing and initiative. The soldiers were selected from Ft.

President Truman's trip to Charlottesville, Virginia

President Harry S. Truman smiles broadly as he takes the wheel of his new convertible club coupe as he starts on a drive in the Charlottesville, Virginia area during a holiday weekend vacation. With him are (from left to right, front seat) Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Stanley Woodward, State Department Protocol chief and President Truman's host; President Truman; (back seat, left to right) Rear Admiral James H. Foskett, Naval Aide; and Major General Harry H. Vaughan, military Aide. Same as 68-1297.