Veterans
Dedication of the AMVETS Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
A view of the speaker's stand at the dedication of the new AMVETS headquarters at 1710 Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. The speaker and all others are unidentified.
Crowd at the Dedication of AMVETS Headquarters
President Truman Addresses Crowd at AMVETS Headquarters Dedication
President Truman Speaks at AMVETS Headquarters Dedication
Garden Party for Wounded Veterans
John Snyder with men in Des Moines, Iowa
President Truman Receives Rock from Fort Corregidor
President Harry S. Truman (facing camera, fourth from left) in the Oval Office, posing for photographers as he accepted as a gift from the people of the Philippines a rock from Corregidor. The Rock was presented by a delegation including the Ambassador from the Philippines to the United States, Joaquin Elizalde (facing camera, fifth from left); Colonel Harry Peck, a survivor of the Bataan Death march (second from left); and Major Manuel Acosta, a Filipino veteran who lost his arm (third from right). All others are unidentified.
President Truman Receives Rock of Corregidor
President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) in the Oval Office, accepting as a gift from the people of the Philippines a rock from Corregidor. The Rock was presented by a delegation including the Ambassador from the Philippines to the United States, Joaquin Elizalde (fifth from left); Colonel Harry Peck, a survivor of the Bataan Death march (second from left); and Major Manuel Acosta, a Filipino veteran who lost his arm (third from right). All others are unidentified.
President Truman Receives Rock of Corregidor
President Harry S. Truman (2nd from right) receives a rock from the Fort Corregidor as a gift from the people of the Philippines in ceremonies at the White House. Also present is Ambassador of the Philippines Joaquin Elizalde (right), and Colonel Harry Peck (foreground, left) and Major Manuel Acosta (third from left), both survivors of the Bataan Death March. All others are unidentified.