Photograph of Gen. Colin L. Powell being awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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A framed and inscribed photograph of President George H.W. Bush awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Colin L. Powell. This photograph (a) captured the moment on July 3, 1991, that President Bush (right) awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell (left), in the East Room of the White House at Washington, D.C. General Powell is dressed in uniform, and President Bush wears a medium grey suit. Behind the men are tall US Armed Forces flags against a golden-brown background. In the photograph’s bottom white margin is an inscription in light blue ink that reads: [Medal of Freedom / Colin – Congratulations on this Well Deserved Honor. / Your Leadership Made our Entire Country proud. / George Bush]. The photograph (a) is set behind a white square window mat and housed inside of a gilt style, deep set, wooden frame (b).

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