Original AP Wire Photo dated July 11, 1947, showing Czechoslovak Premier Klement Gottwald speaking at microphones during a welcome at Moscow's Central Aerodrome. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov stands at left, with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk behind Gottwald. The surviving caption references Czechoslovakia's withdrawal from the Paris conference on the Marshall Plan. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper. Measures 6¼x5⅛ inches overall. Separate, trimmed caption is taped across the bottom front, with a large section of emulsion loss obscuring text at left. Yellowed tape on the upper corners, additional loss near the upper left corner, surface scratches and edge wear are visible. Please examine photos for condition.
