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Princess Elizabeth Presents Truman with Overmantel

73-3795 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-3795
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Dignitaries - Foreign; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain; Truman - Gifts - Foreign
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Description
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) receive an overmantel for the renovated White House presented by Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (center right)on behalf of her father, King George VI. Prince Philip (right) looks on. The overmantel consisted of a English candelabra and a three-part mirror, with an oil painting of flowers set in a carved gilt frame. Also present is British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks (far left), Admiral Robert Dennison (left side of platform, fifth from right), and General Harry Vaughan (left side of platform, right). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 2, 1951