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Truman speaking at United Nations General Assembly cornerstone ceremony

59-508
Accession Number
59-508
9.5X6
Black & White
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NAID 348262701
Keywords
Ambassadors
Diplomats
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Cornerstone laying - United Nations building; Truman - Addresses - United Nations; United Nations - Building
People Pictured
Chauvel, Jean (Jean Michel Henri), 1897-1979
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895-
Khan, Muhammad Zafrulla, 1893-1985
O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Tsiang, Tingfu F. (Tingfu Fuller), 1895-1965
Vyshinsky, Andrey Yanuaryevich, 1883-1954
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Wide World Photos, Inc.

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Description

Harry S. Truman is addressing the first outdoor session of the 59-nation United Nations General Assembly during the cornerstone ceremony for the building in New York City. Seated, left to right: Wallace K. Harrison, United Nations Director of Planning; Ambassador M. C. de Freitas-Valle of Brazil; Dr. Tingfu F. Tsiang of China; Jean Chauvel of France; Sir Mohammed Zafrulia Khan of Pakistan; Governor Thomas Dewey of New York; Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York City; Andrei Y. Vishinsky of Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.

Date(s)
October 24, 1949