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Vice President Spiro Agnew in Gargalianoi, Greece looking at a plaque, October 19, 1971

1971-10-1922 x 34.5 cmPhotograph, documentarycolorJump to full details

Summary:Vice President Spiro Agnew in Gargalianoi, Greece, looking at a plaque dedicated in his name. The plaque reads: "Placed at my great-grandfather's home in commemoration of my origins here and in honor of the Greek inheritance in which so many other Americans proudly share. Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President of the United States on this 19th day of October, 1971." There is a Greek translation under the English version on the plaque.
Provider:The White House, Washington
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:Europe
Place of origin – Country:Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Place of origin – Settlement:Gargalianoi
Temporal subject: 1971-1980
Geographical subject – Continent:Europe
Geographical subject – Country:Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Geographical subject – Settlement:Gargalianoi
Topical subjects:Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996
Gargalianoi (Greece)
Plaques
Politicians
Flags
Vice presidents
Genre:Photograph albums
ArchivesUM location:Agnew Papers Acc. 94-67
  • box 48
  • folder Album 7
Repository:General Collection
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:Public domain
Collection:Digital Collections