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Crowds On The Mall to See Gen. MacArthur

Huge Turn Out for MacArthur's return

An estimated 250,000 people gathered on the Capital Mall to honor Gen. Douglas MacArthur upon his return to the United States. A week earlier, on April 11, 1951, President Harry S. Truman relieved the general of his command.

U.S. National Park Service

The emulsion on the film of the negative shows some separation prior to scanning. Where possible, without compromising the image, the scans have to photoshopped to correct the damage.

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Abbie Rowe

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National Capital Regional Office, Code: NCRO
National Mall and Memorial Parks, Code: NAMA

Washington, District of Columbia , District of Columbia
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Latitude: 38.8900451660156, Longitude: -77.0189971923828

NPS National Capital Region Public Affairs Collection

1951/04/19

04/19/1951

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MRCE

Public Can View

Organization: National Capital Region Museum Resource Center
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