Welcoming ceremonies

President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (left) wave as they depart Washington National Airport in President Truman's limousine upon President Plaza's arrival in the United States. All others unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (standing) giving a speech at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during welcoming ceremonies being held in his honor. Seated on the left side of the podium, from left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and an unidentified man. Seated on the right side of the podium is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

Soldiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

Soldiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

President Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) with District Commissioner John R. Young (standing, right) during ceremonies welcoming President Auriol to Washington, D.C. Young is presenting Auriol with a key to the city. Seated on the right is First Lady Bess W. Truman. All others are unidentified.

Soldiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

Tanks moving down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.

Preparations at the grandstand for the welcoming ceremony in honor of French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. All are unidentified.

Welcoming ceremonies in honor of French President Vincent Auriol. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, French President Auriol, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified men. In the second row are Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (left of Acheson), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (between Marshall and Truman), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (between Truman and Auriol, partly obscured).