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Haile Selassie I in 1940s

Ethiopia

American military delegation calling on Haile Selassie. While visited by the American delegation, His Majesty, Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, took time off to pen a letter to President Roosevelt. He is shown here signing the letter, which was rushed by army plane to the White House. These pictures are the first to be taken for publication since His Majesty's return to become a fighting member of the United Nations
American military delegation calling on Haile Selassie. While visited by the American delegation, His Majesty, Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, took time off to pen a letter to President Roosevelt. He is shown here signing the letter, which was rushed by army plane to the White House. These pictures are the first to be taken for publication since His Majesty's return to become a fighting member of the United NationsUnited States. Office of War Information / Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) — This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8b09877 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . — Wikimedia Commons: Haile Selassie I in 1940s.png
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Date of image
circa 4 March 1943
Creator
United States. Office of War Information / Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Place
Ethiopia
Source
Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons
Type
Photograph

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