Kelly, Edward J., 1898-1958

Department of the Interior staff gather for cocktails in the Secretary of the Interior's office before a dinner honoring Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured: Michael W. Straus, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (left); Marion Clawson, Director of the Bureau of Land Management (third from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center, left); Bruce K. Brown, Deputy Administrator of the Petroleum Administration for Defense (center); Congressman Michael Kirwan (center, right); Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks (third from right); and Dale E.

Department of the Interior staff attend a dinner in honor of Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured, back table, left to right: unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Congressman Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. Also picture: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (first table, right side, left); and Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks (first table, right side, sixth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman poses with celebrities and others at the rededication of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre to the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks; unidentified; dancer Gower Champion; unidentified; singer Kathryn Grayson; President Truman; dancer Marge Champion; actor Walter Pidgeon; unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) shakes hands with Edward J. Kelly after Kelly was sworn in as National Capital Parks Superintendent. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Harry T. Thompson, National Capital Parks Associate Superintendent; Edward Kelly, National Capital Parks Superintendent; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Irving C. Root, Community Planner for the National Capital Parks after the ceremony swearing-in Kelly as National Capital Parks Superintendent. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (left) with First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. They are there for a ceremony in which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States. Standing between them is Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greets Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. They are at the park for a ceremonial presentation of a carillon to the people of the United States from the Netherlands. On the ground, from left to right: National Capital Parks Superintendent Edward J. Kelly, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back to camera, in pinstriped suit), Prince Bernhard Leopold (wearing glasses), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (back to camera). All others are unidentified.

From left to right: Conrad L. Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Mrs. Ann Chapman; and Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks pose in front of the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands after the dedication ceremony in Washington's Meridian Hill Park.