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Presidential Assistant John Steelman Participates in a Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

63-1383-124
Accession Number
63-1383-124
3.75x4.75 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348305341
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Presidential trips
Presidential advisors
Ships
Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947; Ships - U. S. S. Missouri - Brazil Trip - 1947
People Pictured
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

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Description
Original caption: "Out of the tank, Dr. Steelman runs the gauntlet." Dr. John Steelman, Assistant to the President, is participating in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, as President Harry S. Truman and his party return from a visit to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."
Date(s)
September 11, 1947