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Truman with Kon-Tiki expedition

59-1385
Accession Number
59-1385
6.5x8.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348260437
Keywords
Ethnologists
Flags
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Gifts - Other; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Others; Kon-Tiki Expedition
People Pictured
Heyerdahl, Thor, 1914-2002
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman is receiving a flag from Kon-Tiki Raft expedition group. L-R: Thor Heyerdahl, Knut Haugland, Herman Watzinger, President Truman, Knut Lykke (Counsellor of Norwegian Embassy), Eric Hesselberg, and Torstein Raaby.
Date(s)
October 3, 1947