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[Dean Acheson, half-length portrait, seated at table, facing left, surrounded by news reporters] – Vintage Wall Art

[Dean Acheson, half-length portrait, seated at table, facing left, surrounded by news reporters] — historic photograph
[Dean Acheson, half-length portrait, seated at table, facing left, surrounded by news reporters]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Dean Acheson sits at a table in this half-length view, turned toward the left and ringed by newspaper reporters, a setting that captures him in the middle of questioning rather than posed for a formal portrait. Acheson served as Secretary of State under President Harry Truman from 1949 to 1953, and he was a frequent figure at press conferences during those years, when Cold War foreign policy drew intense public attention. The catalog dates the photograph to about 1952, placing it within his tenure at the State Department. The scene shows how news gatherings of the era were conducted at close range, with reporters crowding around the official.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[1952?]
SubjectsAcheson, Dean,--1893-1971--Public appearances. Press conferences--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,265 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185018

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