Object number:
H96.1.3152
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Russ Reed
Date made:
April 18, 1951
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 11 in, W: 14 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Tribune caption, Apr. 18, 1951- "Standing at attention, General MacArthur takes the salute of the honor guard minutes after he arrived in San Francisco last night. In the picture are (left to right) Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney, Lieut. Gen. albert C. Wedemeyer, General MacArthur, Mayor Elmer E. Robinson, Arthur MacArthru, Governor Earl Warren, Mrs. MacArthur and Lieut. Col. Anthon y Story, the five-star General's personal pilot. - Tribune photos by Russ Reed and Jim Edelen." Same information is also handwritten on the back. Photo shows MacArthur wearing a raincoat over his military uniform with his hat tipped rakishly over his forehead. His son is standing on his right and his wife, holding a huge bouquet of roses is standing to the right of the son. MacArthur is saluting. The other men identified in the photo are standing in a semi-circle just behind the MacArthurs'.
Concepts:
crowd; san francisco international airport; military uniform; bouquet
Persons:
Arthur MacArthur; Earl Warren; Douglas MacArthur; Mayor Elmer E. Robinson; Major General Courtney Whitney; Leiutenent Colonel Anthony Story; Mrs. MacArthur; Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer
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