Northrop, Vernon D. (Vernon Datesman), 1905-1986

Department of the Interior staff pose for a picture during the Christmas Party in the office of Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson (second from right). Also pictured: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (fourth from right); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

John P. Johnson (second from right), General Manager of the Alaska Railroad, receives a Distinguished Service Award from the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Oscar Chapman (right); and Vernon Northrop (left). Woman is unidentified.

Left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn at a dinner for Secretary and Mrs. Chapman in the Interior cafeteria. All others unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn gives a gift to Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman during a dinner in his honor in the Interior cafeteria. Left to right: James Chapman; Secretary Chapman; Assistant Secretary Wolfsohn; Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman.

View of the head table at a dinner for Secretary and Mrs. Oscar Chapman in the Department of the Interior cafeteria. Pictured at head table: James Chapman (fourth from left); Secretary of the Interior Chapman (fifth from left); Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (fifth from right); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fourth from right); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (third from right). All others unidentified.

Left to right: James Chapman; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Conrad L. Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn at a dinner in honor of Secretary Chapman in the Interior cafeteria.

View of the head table at a dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman in the Interior cafeteria. Pictured: James Chapman (fourth from left); Secretary Chapman (fourth from left); Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (fifth from right); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fourth from right); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (third from right). All others unidentified.

Community Chest members pose for a group photo after a program in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Pictured: Floyd Dotson, Director of Administrative Services, Department of the Interior (first row, second from right); Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (second row, sixth from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second row, sixth from right). All others unidentified.

An unidentified man speaks during a United Nations Day event in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (seated, fourth from left); and Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, fifth from left). All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (at podium) speaks during a United Nations Day event in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (seated, behind Under Secretary Northrop). All others unidentified.