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Frank Polk, State Department Counselor

Photograph of Polk seated at his desk
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Title: Frank Polk, State Department Counselor
Caption: Polk became the first State Department Counselor in 1915, and held the post throughout World War I. He is photgraphed here in 1920, while serving as Acting Secretary of State. He also took part in the peace negotiations in Europe at the end of the war.
Catalog #: LC-DIG-npcc-01132
Original Location: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Original Date: 1920-02-20
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