Photograph of Gerald Ford's Visit in Bucharest
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Photograph of Gerald Ford's Visit in Bucharest

Photograph

Date Made: 1975
Country: Romania

Materials: photograph paper; adhesive; paper
Measurements: 17 cm x 25.5 cm; 6 11/16 in x 10 1/16 in

The visit of US President Gerald Ford in Bucharest, August 1975. Top edge of photo is cut unevenly. Retouch on four main figures, including Ford and Ceausescu. Matte areas around retouches. Verso photo has newpaper clipping adhered to bottom section: "President Ford, cneter, danced int he streets of Bucharest yesterday with some of the 250,000 Romanians who turned out to greet him. President Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania was at right. Both eaders were wearing cravata, Romanian scarves around their necks.--A.P. wirephoto."Red ink stamp in top left corner of clipping: "AUG 3 1975". Red ink handwritten "Trips Abroad" in lower left corner.

Accession Number: 2015.054.009


		

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