Kirwan, Michael Joseph, 1886-1970

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

Bruce K. Brown, Deputy Administrator of the Petroleum Administration for Defense (center) shakes hands with Congressman Michael Kirwan (right) prior to a dinner honoring the Congressman. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman is on the left. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman presents a gavel to Ohio Congressman Michael J. Kirwan, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations. Pictured, front row left to right: Secretary Chapman; Congressman Kirwan; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) presents a gavel to Ohio Congressman Michael J. Kirwan, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (at Truman's left), and many members of Congress from a number of Western states. Identification includes: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (4th from left); Washington Congressman Hugh B.

President Harry S. Truman seated at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (foreground, right, standing next to Truman) and members of Congress from a number of Western states. Partial identification of others standing behind the president include: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (far left); Washington Congressman Hugh B.