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Engraved Silver platter presented to Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer

2000-406
Accession Number
2000-406
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 345248876
Related Collection
Sawyer, Charles Papers
Keywords
Awards
Businessmen
Cabinet officers
Plates (tableware)
HST Keywords
Business Advisory Council
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Description
Photograph of a silver platter engraved with the names of members of the Business Advisory Council and a testimonial to Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer presented to the Secretary on January 14, 1953, at a testimonial dinner given in his honor at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The platter reads: "Presented to Charles Sawyer by Members of the Business Advisory Council in recognition of outstanding service to the Government and the Nation as Secretary of Commerce from May 1948 to January 1953 and as a mark of their personal affection and esteem." A printed roster of the Business Advisory Council is included.
Date(s)
January 14, 1953