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United Kingdom and Ireland in The White House-Photo 15

United Kingdom and Ireland in The White House-Photo 15

In this photograph, taken on October 17, 1957, by Abbie Rowe of National Park Service, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose at the White House Grand Staircase before a State Dinner. This was the Queen's first official state visit to the United States.

Photographer
Abbie Rowe
Date of Work
October 17, 1957
Credit
National Archives and Records Administration

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