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Truman signs the National Housing Bill - Public Law 171 - as others look on

2004-406
Accession Number
2004-406
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Housing Act of 1949 - Truman Signing; Truman - Dignitaries - Senators - Group; Truman - Signing - Housing Act of 1949
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Description
President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office and affixes his signature to the National Housing Bill, Public Law 171. Those who can be identified are, left to right, Senator Burnet Maybank (third from left, with head turned), Senator Ralph Flanders (fourth from left), Senator John Sparkman (fifth from left), and Housing Administrator Raymond Foley (sixth from left). (See 78-614 and 66-1919.) From: Nathaniel S. Keith
Date(s)
July 15, 1949