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International News Photos Koreans Dedicate Statue to General MacArthur

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.36 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Inchon, Korea Type: Photograph Date: 19 September 1957 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 19, 1957. Shows a memorial plaque on a column. A statue of Douglas MacArthur rests on top of the column. According to the attached press release the memorial commemorates the victory at Inchon during the Korean War. The photo is stamped on the back with International News Photos information.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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