Dougherty, William J.

Clockwise from front left: Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman in a Bureau of Reclamation plane en route to Hyde Park, New York during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Officials arrive in Hyde Park, New York, for a visit. Left to right: Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; unidentified; unidentified; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (with shovel) breaks ground for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre (later known as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre) in Rock Creek park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wo in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pictured: William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior (background, left); Oren E. Long, Territorial Governor of Hawaii (foreground, second from left); Vice President Alben Barkley (seated, left); James Chapman (seated, second from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (in front of couch); Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (seated, second from right, partly obscured); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (seated, right). All others unidentified.

Left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; James Chapman; and William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior, after arriving at the airport in Hawaii.

William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior (second from left), Governor Oren Long (center), and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) with unidentified men at the Haleakala Observatory in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.

Attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Pictured, left to right: unidentified; unidentified; William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and James Chapman. All others unidentified.

Attendees of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Pictured, seated: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); James Chapman (front row, second from left); and William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (second row, right). All others unidentified. In the background is the Washington Monument.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (foreground, right) and Department of the Interior staff at a reception for Carlton Skinner (foreground, left) after being sworn-in as Governor of Guam. Also pictured: William Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior (along wall, second from left); William Warne, Assistant Secretary of the Interior (immediate right of Secretary Chapman); C. Girard Davidson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior (front row staff, seventh from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook