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President Harry S. Truman Signs Bill for Elections in Puerto Rico

73-2545
Accession Number
73-2545
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956188
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Legislation
Legislators
Presidents
Visitors, Foreign
HST Keywords
Truman - Cabinet - Truman with Members; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Others; Truman - Signing - H.R. 3309
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Silverman, Irving
Crawford, Fred L. (Fred Lewis), 1888-1957
Pinero, Jesus T. (Jesus Toribio), 1897-1952
Fernos-Isern, Antonio, 1895-1974
Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman signing a bill in the oval office making the governorship of Puerto Rico an elected office. L to R: unidentified woman, Irving Silverman, Representative Fred Crawford, Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Jesus T. Pinero, and Resident Commissioner Antonio Fernos Isern.
Date(s)
August 5, 1947