Pearl Mesta political hostess gave a party in Chicago
Pearl Mesta political hostess gave a party in Chicago during the Democratic Convention. Aug. 14, 1956. Pearl Mesta laughs heartily when former President Truman, who appointed her Ambassador to Luxembourg, asked for her name. She was portrayed by Ethel Merman in the 1950 Irving Berlin Broadway musical comedy and the 1953 film, CALL ME MADAME. (CSU_2015_11_1639)
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11061513
Media ID
45271198
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3000px x 2334px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
