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Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978

Gompers' Square Dedication

From left to right: William Green, President, American Federation of Labor; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Margaret Truman; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; and Clement F. Preller, President, Washington Central Labor Union at the dedication of Gompers' Square in Washington, D.C. Others in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Cabinet Members Greet the Princess and Duke

Secretary of the Interior, Oscar Chapman (head of receiving line), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second in line, partly obscured) greet Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (back to camera, second from right) and Princess Elizabeth (back to camera, right) while President Harry S. Truman (right) looks on. Also pictured, back to camera: Margaret Truman (left); and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left). Under Secretary of State, James E. Webb, stands in center in the receiving line. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Gompers Square Dedication

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) delivers an address at the dedication of Gompers Square in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William Green, President, American Federation of Labor (front row, second from left); Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin (front row, right); and Clement F. Preller, President, Washington Central Labor Union (third row, right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Welcoming Ceremony for President Auriol

President Truman, Cabinet members, and others on the reviewing stand for the welcoming of the President of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President of France Vincent Auriol; Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Chapman Gives Christmas Address

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives the address at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. Also pictured: S. L. Frost, American Forestry Association (left); and Dr. Paul F. Douglass, President, American University (center). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Presented With Gifts

President of France Vincent Auriol (seated, right) looks at an album of National Parks photographs that President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) presented to him. Also pictured, standing left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Foreign Minister of France Robert Schuman; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Special Assistant to the President W. Averell Harriman; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Jackson Day Dinner in Los Angeles

From left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Elinor Raas Heller, Democratic National Committeewoman for California; James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman for California; and Mrs. Esther Murray, Vice Chairman, Democratic State Central Committee of California at the Jackson Day Dinner in Los Angeles, California. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook