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President Harry S. Truman Signs Bill for Puerto Rican Elections

73-2547
Accession Number
73-2547
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956192
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Legislation
Legislators
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Others; Truman - Cabinet - Truman with Members; Truman - Signing - H.R. 3309
People Pictured
Crawford, Fred L. (Fred Lewis), 1888-1957
Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978
Fernos-Isern, Antonio, 1895-1974
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Pinero, Jesus T. (Jesus Toribio), 1897-1952
Silverman, Irving
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in the oval office signing a bill to make the governorship of Puerto Rico an elected office. From left to right: Unidentified woman; Irving Silverman; Representative Fred Crawford of Michigan; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; and Antonio Fernos Isern, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

Date(s)
August 5, 1947