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| Creator: | Naval Photographic Center (U.S.) |
| Title: | Photograph of President Eisenhower signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
| Date: | 1957 Sept. 9 |
| Description: | Black-and-white photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing the 1957 Civil Rights Act at the Naval Base Newport in Rhode Island. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 | United States. Civil Rights Act of 1957 | Presidents--United States | Civil rights--United States | African Americans--Civil rights | Newport (R.I.) | Newport County (R.I.) |
| Collection: | Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Institution: | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library |
| Contributors: | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library | Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century |
| Online Publisher: | Austin, Tex. : Learning Technology Center. The University of Texas at Austin ; | Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration | 2008 |
| Original Material: | Collection: General Records of the Department of the Navy, Series: Photographs of Official Activities of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
| Rights and Usage: | Unrestricted |
| Related Materials: | Requires Adobe Flash Player. Forms part of: Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=157 |
