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Artemus L. Gates placing his flag in position on Secretary James Forrestal's desk piece

99-427 (untitled)
Accession Number
99-427
6 x 8 Inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Cabinet officers
Civil service
Flags
HST Keywords
Hensel, H. Struve - Ref. to; Horne, F. J. - Ref. to; King, Ernest J. - Ref. to
People Pictured
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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Harris & Ewing

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Description
Artemus L. Gates, new Under Secretary of the Navy puts his flag in position on Secretary Forrestal's desk piece. When an Admiral is on board his flagship he runs up his flag. Similarly, when Secretary Forrestal's staff is in town he puts their respective flags in this holder on his desk. Left to right the flags represent: H. Struve Hensel, Chief of Naval Ordnance; Artemus L. Gates, newly sworn in Under Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations; and F. J. Horne, Vice Chief of Naval Operation. From: Beth Gore
Date(s)
July 3, 1945