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[Bust portrait of John H. Hilldring]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06196.228 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1947 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 59.5 cm, Width: 49 cm Order a Copy

Bust portrait of John H. Hilldring in civilian dress with a single, unidentifiable lapel pin. The clothing in this image is more formal than that in GLC06196.227. There is some damage on the right side of the photograph and some mild warping at the top edge and the corners. The image was likely taken after the end of the war, either while Hilldring served as Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas or later while he worked in the private sector.

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

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