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Harry S. Truman and George C. Marshall

Date: 1947
Description: President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall. After World War II President Truman appointed Marshall as his special emissary to Chi...
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
Photograph

First Farmall Cub

Date: 1947
Description: Mr. W.A. Salzmann, general superintendent, congratulating works manager Mr. J.E. Harris (seated atop tractor) on completion of the first Farmall Cub tracto...
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Portrait of Saul Sorrin

Date: 1947
Description: Portrait of Saul Sorrin, Area Director of the International Refugee Organization; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivor...
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Man Standing by Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: A man stands next to a Farmall M tractor with decals. There is a brick wall in the background.
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Lorin Gillette

Date: 1947
Description: Indoor portrait of Lorin Gillette wearing a coat and leaning against a wall with his arms crossed.
Book or Pamphlet

Family Party Flyer — North Dakota

Date: 1947
Description: Inside of flyer for family party held at Walla Theater, in Walhalla, North Dakota and sponsored by the Cavanagh Implement Company, an International Harvest...
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International KB-5 Line Truck

Date: 1947
Description: View from sidewalk of a man holding a bag of laundry standing near the partially open side door of an International KB-5 truck parked at a curb. The truck ...
Photograph

International KB-5 Line Truck

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards a an International KB-5 truck parked along a curb. Behind the truck is man talking to a woman at the open front door of a house....
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James Wong Howe and John Garfield

Date: 1947
Description: Cinematographer James Wong Howe applying makeup to actor John Garfield who is sitting in a chair on the set of the 1947 film "Body and Soul."
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John Garfield and Lili Palmer

Date: 1947
Description: Lili Palmer is resting her head on John Garfield's shoulder in a scene from the 1947 film "Body and Soul." A piece of equipment, possibly a microphone, is ...
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Journey of Reconciliation

Date: 1947
Description: Nine men are posing in front of a storefront for S.W. Robinson Real Estate. They are holding suitcases and coats and are all wearing suits. Caption reads: ...
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Contact Sheet-Slaughtering Pigs

Date: 1947
Description: A contact sheet showing workers slaughtering and butchering pigs at Tobin Packing Co. The image at bottom right is of a man in a white coat sitting behind ...

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