[Photograph of Frank Aiken and Eamon de Valera at Dublin Airport for Aiken's trip to the United States.]

[Photographs of Frank Aiken, wishing his wife, Maud, and his children, Aedamar, Frank and Lochlann, goodbye, from Shannon Airport, before his trip around the world with Eamon de Valera.]

[Photograph of members of the Cabinet, including Eamon de Valera, Seán Lemass, Oscar Traynor, and Frank Aiken.]

[Photograph of members of the Cabinet, including Eamon de Valera, Frank Aiken, Seán T. O’Kelly and Seán Lemass.]

[Photograph of Seán T. O’Ceallaigh, with Fianna Fáil cabinet members, following presentation of seals of office to members of the government.]

[Group photograph of Colonel Michael Brennan, Frank Aiken, Eamon de Valera and Charles Lindbergh standing infront of Lindbergh’s plane.]

[Frank Aiken, Minister for External Affairs, chatting with Mrs. Sally de Valera, wife of Dr. Eamonn de Valera and the Taoiseach.]

[Frank Aiken, de Valera and Major Vivion de Valera walking across the tarmac at Dublin Airport.]

[Photograph of Frank Aiken and Eamon de Valera leading a procession of men into a cathedral [for a funeral procession].]

[Group photographs of Frank Aiken, Sinead and Eamon de Valera, [Bob Briscoe], and members of the Executive Committee of the Royal Irish Academy of Music at Maud Aiken’s fellowship award ceremony.]

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Éamon de Valera leaving the platform, escorted by Michael Tierney and Frank Aiken, Belfield.

[Press photograph of de Valera accompanied by Frank Aiken, Seán MacEntee, Gerald and Kevin Boland, Vivion de Valera and five unidentified individuals arriving by boat at Spike Island, Cobh, Co. Cork.]

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Seán Lemass, Joseph P. MacHale, Archbishop McQuaid and others leaving the platform, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Seán Lemass, Joseph P. MacHale, Archbishop McQuaid and others leaving the platform, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Éamon de Valera leaving the platform, escorted by Michael Tierney and Frank Aiken, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Éamon de Valera leaving the platform, escorted by Michael Tierney and Frank Aiken, Belfield.

[Photograph of President de Valera kissing the ring of Rev. Dr. John Charles McQuaid Archbishop of Dublin.]

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: President de Valera addressing the guests, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Éamon de Valera preparing to break the soil, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: Michael Tierney addressing the guests, Belfield.

Photograph of "Turning the Sod" ceremony at UCD: President de Valera addressing the guests, Belfield.

[De Valera and religious at plane (prior to departure).]

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