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for U.S. Senators John Sparkman and William Purtell, Helsinki, Finland, 1955
U.S. Senators John Sparkman and William Purtell, Helsinki, Finland, 1955
SubjectPortrait of
William A. Purtell
American, 1897 - 1978
SubjectPortrait of
John Jackson Sparkman
American, 1899 - 1985
Date1955 September 1
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robin Purtell Bell
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of U.S. Senator John Sparkman (on stairs) and U.S. Senator William Purtell (on platform) boarding a Russian train in Helsinki, Finland on September 1, 1955.
Object number2025.83.6
InscribedHandwritten in black marker on back: "John / Sparkman / & / I on Russian / Train"NotesSubject Note: In 1955, U.S. Senator William Purtell was a member of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He went on a two month tour of Europe and Russia, attending the Atoms for Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland and a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Helsinki, Finland.Subject Terms
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