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Photo showing Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson presenting the Medal for Merit to Philip Murray, President of the CIO

99-854
Accession Number
99-854
4 1/2 x 6 1/2 Inches
Black & White
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NAID 350298965
Keywords
Awards
Cabinet officers
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Medals
World War, 1939-1945
People Pictured
Murray, Philip, 1886-1952
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
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Harris & Ewing

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Photo showing Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson presenting the Medal for Merit to Philip Murray, President of the CIO, for Mr. Murray's services "in connection with the mobilization and leadership of American workers throughout the industrial emergency existing during the Second World War". From: Beth Gore.
Date(s)
May 14, 1947