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Attlee laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Truman and others looking on

73-2096 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-2096
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Ambassadors
Armed forces officers
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Naval officers
Presidents
Prime ministers
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
Visitors, Foreign
HST Keywords
Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Canada; Tomb of Unknown Soldier
People Pictured
Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of, 1881-1959
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (walking toward Tomb) laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Behind him are: President Harry S. Truman and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (front row, left to right); Major General Harry Vaughan and Admiral William Leahy (second row, left to right); Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (third row, left to right, Byrnes partly obscured); and British Ambassador Lord Halifax.
Date(s)
November 11, 1945