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The President wipes a pen after signing the British Loan Bill

97-2246
Accession Number
97-2246
11 x 14 Inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350900400
Keywords
Ambassadors
Cabinet officers
Presidents
Signatures (Writing)
HST Keywords
Inverchapel, Lord; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain - Inverchapel, Lord; Truman - Signing - Documents - British Loan Bill
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Clayton, Will (William Lockhart), 1880-1966
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Clark Kerr, Archibald John Kerr, Baron Inverchapel, 1882-1951
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Credit:
Marie Hansen
Life Magazine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Each pen used in signing the British Loan Bill was completely wiped by President Harry S. Truman with a scrap of white rag before it was presented to each Cabinet member or British dignitary. Looking at the President as he wipes the pen are Left to Right: Will Clayton, Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Ambassador Lord Inverchapel. An 11 x 14 photo in a series of seven.
Date(s)
July 15, 1946