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Text on back reads, "Louis A. Johnson, left, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, being congratulated by his predecessor Henry L. Stevens, after his election as national commander of the American Legion at the Portland, Oregon convention."

1. Louis Johnson Becomes National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Oregon

Text on the back reads, "The above photo shows Commander Louis Johnson of the American Legion as he addressed the members of the organization at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, when the convention was opened on October 2nd."

2. Legion Head Addresses Convention, Chicago, Illinois

Text on the back reads, "Two men who in turn ruled the destinies of the  American Legion are pictured enjoying a pre-convention chat at Cleveland, where the legion opens its annual convention today, Sept. 21. At left is Hanford McNider, who was national commander in 1922, and at right, Louis A. Johnson, who held that high office in  1932. He hails from Clarksburg, W. Va., and is chairman of the Veterans' Committee in the Democratic Party."

3. Ex-Commanders at American Legion Pow-wow, Cleveland, Ohio

Two American Legion members are on the stage with Louis A. Johnson, who was the national commander of the American Legion in 1932.

4. Louis A. Johnson Makes a Speech

Louis Johnson congratulates a fellow American League member at the national convention.

5. Louis Johnson at the 1945 American Legion Convention, Chicago, Ill.

Louis Johnson, at that time Assistant Secretary of War, is pictured with a member of the Arkansas American Legion at an event at which he gave a speech.

6. Louis Johnson At American Legion Gathering, Texarkana, Texas

Louis Johnson, then Assistant Secretary of War, leaves Texarkana in an army plane after giving a speech to the American Legion there.

7. Louis Johnson Leaving Texarkana

Louis Johnson, National Commander of the American Legion, boards a United Air Lines flight from Cleveland to Chicago.

8. Legion Commander and Air Traveler

Louis Johnson pictured in a car with his wife Ruth Frances Maxwell Johnson and his daughters Lillian Maxwell Johnson and Katherine Ruth Johnson, likely during his tenure as National Commander of the American Legion.

9. Louis Johnson With His Family

10. Election of Louis Johnson as National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Or.

Pictured left to right: Ray Murphy, Ed Spafford, Ralph T. O'Neill, General James A. Drain, Stephen Chadwick, Harry Colmery, Raymond J. Kelly, John R. Quinn, Louis Johnson, Paul McNutt.

11. Past National Commanders of the American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana