Wreath laying ceremonies

French President Vincent Auriol at Mount Vernon, laying a wreath at the tomb of President George Washington. The three men on the left are, from left to right: French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and President Auriol. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified persons standing before the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., during French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. President Auriol had just placed a wreath at the foot of the statue.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) with French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (foreground, right) in Lafayette Square while he is there to place a wreath at the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette. Others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (right) with other unidentified persons placing a wreath at the foot statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in Lafayette Square during the French President's visit to Washington, D.C.

Crowd standing before the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. during French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. President Auriol (in center group, standing in front of military officers, back to camera) just placed a wreath at the foot of the statue. Others are unidentified.

Photograph of French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, first from the left) with other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during Mr. Auriol's visit to the United States.

French President Vincent Auriol (front row, second from right) at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during his visit to the United States. Also present are French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (third row, left) and French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (third row, right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, standing in front of wreath) with unidentified dignitaries at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

French President Vincent Auriol (carrying wreath, right side, mostly obscured), carrying a wreath to the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Roosevelt's Hyde Park home during Auriol's visit to the United States. Also present are former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (left, with other woman walking behind Auriol) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (group walking behind Mrs. Roosevelt, right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) placing a wreath upon the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York, as Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries look on. In the group standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt are French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.