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President Truman takes the Presidential salute in Berlin. |
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Description: |
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President Harry S. Truman takes the Presidential salute during the playing of the national anthem during the flag raising in Berlin. The "Flag of Liberation" used during the ceremony flew over the Capitol in Washington on December 7, 1941. It was raised in Rome on the day of its liberation on the July 4, 1944. Left to Right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, Jr., President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar N. Bradley. Others are unidentified.
From Potsdam album, 1945. |
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Subjects (ARC): |
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Armed forces officers; Cabinet officers; Potsdam Conference, 1945; Presidents |
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Subjects (HST): |
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Flag of Liberation; Potsdam - Berlin; Truman - Potsdam - Berlin |
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People: |
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Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Patton, George S., Jr.; Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 |
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Accession number: |
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63-1455-47 |
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Date: |
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July 21, 1945
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Restrictions: |
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Unrestricted |
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Physical Size: |
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8x10 inches (21x26 cm) |
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Black & White |
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no |
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Institutional Creator: |
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United States Army Signal Corps
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