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A Reporter Participating in the Crossing the Equator Ceremony, USS Missouri

63-1383-143
Accession Number
63-1383-143
3.75x4.75 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348305383
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Presidential trips
Presidents
Ships
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947; Ships - U. S. S. Missouri - Brazil - 1947; Dennis, Frank M.
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

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Description
Frank Dennis, a reporter for the Washington Post, on the "operating table" as he participates in the crossing the Equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri. He is a member of President Harry S. Truman's party that is traveling back to the United States from an official visit to Brazil on board the USS Missouri. All others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."
Date(s)
September 11, 1947