Part-Time Receptionist
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Gettysburg and Golf Courses; White House History (Number 28) - Photo 4
- Date of Work
- February 1957
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- United States Air Force Photo
Gettysburg and Golf Courses; White House History (Number 28) - Photo 4
The president’s pilots Major Joseph E. Barrett and Captain Lawrence Cummings flying Bell H-13Js in formation over the Texas countryside, February 1957.
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