O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964

Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, delivers remarks during a ceremony of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem, New York. President Harry S. Truman received the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal as part of the occasion. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands left of President Truman in the front row. Others are unidentified.

Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background, left of President Truman. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey during a ceremony to open the new Idlewild Airport in New York City, the largest airport in the world. It is the first meeting of the men since they were nominated for president by their respective parties. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands between the two presidential candidates. [From: Philadelphia Inquirer]

Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background between Truman and Asapansa-Johnson. Others are unidentified.

Harry S. Truman is addressing the first outdoor session of the 59-nation United Nations General Assembly during the cornerstone ceremony for the building in New York City. Seated, left to right: Wallace K. Harrison, United Nations Director of Planning; Ambassador M. C. de Freitas-Valle of Brazil; Dr. Tingfu F. Tsiang of China; Jean Chauvel of France; Sir Mohammed Zafrulia Khan of Pakistan; Governor Thomas Dewey of New York; Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York City; Andrei Y. Vishinsky of Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.

Prime Minister Ali Khan salutes as parade units file past during a parade in New York to City Hall. Pictured left to right is Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister Ali Khan, and Mayor William O'Dwyer. From photograph album, "Visit of his Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

Prime Minister Nehru and Mayor O'Dwyer hear national anthems. From left of podium to right: unidentified man, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Mayor William O'Dwyer, unidentified woman. From album "Visit of his Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"