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President Truman receives a gift from representatives of the American Legion

From left to right: Vance Stirrup, Commander, American Legion 10th District; Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman; and George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander. They are visiting with President Truman while he is on vacation at Key West, Florida. The gentlemen presented President Truman with Guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are on the grounds of the Little White House.

President Harry S. Truman Receives a Gift from Representatives of the American Legion

From left to right, Vance Stirrup, Commander, American Legion 10th District; Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman, and George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. (See also 2012-440.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman Receives a Gift from Representatives of the American Legion at Key West

Left to right Vance Stirrup, Commander, American Legion 10th District, Florida; Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman, and George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander. They are presenting President Truman with Guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. (See also 2013-3178 and 2012-442.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Frank Pace Silver Plate

Silver plate given to Secretary of the Army Frank Pace upon his resignation at the end of President Harry S. Truman's term in office. The plate is inscribed "Frank Pace Jr. Secretary of the Army 1949-1953, Those of us who had the privilege of working with you join in this expression of our esteem gratitude and affection." Plate bears the engraved signatures of various civilian and military officials in the Department of the Army.