Pearl Mesta, aboard the S.S. America leaving to
Pearl Mesta, aboard the S.S. America leaving to serve as Ambassador to Luxembourg. Aug. 16, 1949. She was seen off by First Lady Bess and Margaret Truman. Mesta was portrayed by Ethel Merman in the 1950 Irving Berlin Broadway musical comedy and the 1953 film, CALL ME MADAME. (CSU_2015_11_1638)
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11061512
Media ID
45271193
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3000px x 2200px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
