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Pastedown endpaper of A Republic is Born, the Official Commemorative Volume on Independence Day, July 4, 1946. Published in 1948 by the Joint Executive Committee for the Inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines.
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Pastedown endpaper of "A Republic is Born," the Official Commemorative Volume on Independence Day, July 4, 1946.
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Kept under glass in the Presidential Museum and Library: the “Independence Edition” of Manila Bulletin, published on July 4, 1946
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Kept under glass in the Presidential Museum and Library: the “Independence Edition” of Manila Bulletin, published on July 4, 1946
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Commemorative medal for the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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Commemorative medal for the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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Sewing the stars on the US flag, 1946
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The forty-eight stars on the flag of the United States of America were sewn by different groups of ladies representing all the provinces of the Philippines.
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Sewing the stars of the last American Flag on Philippine Soil
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Sewing the stars of the last American Flag on Philippine Soil.
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Cover of the Official Program of the Inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines.
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Official program of the inauguration of Pres. Roxas and Vice Pres. Quirino.
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Aerial view of the Independence Grandstand during the Inauguration of the Third Republic, July 4, 1946.
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University Club and Miramar Apartment buildings, during the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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Veterans of the Philippine Revolution, headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the first Philippine Republic, joined the parade garbed in their own rayadillo uniform.
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Veterans of the Philippine Revolution, headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the first Philippine Republic, joined the parade garbed in their own rayadillo uniform.
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As flags of the two nations parade by U.S. Army equipment, worth about $50,000,000.00 formally presented to the newly separated Philippine Army.
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MacArthur arrives at Nichols Field to be met by Lieut. General Styer as guest at independence ceremonies
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July 4, 1946: Republic Day and the second inaugural of President Manuel Roxas
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Maria Aurora "Baby" Quezon arrives for the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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Arrival of First Lady Trinidad Roxas, President Manuel Roxas and Mrs. Aurora Aragon-Quezon at the Independence Grandstand, July 4, 1946.
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President Manuel Roxas arrives for the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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President Manuel Roxas arrives for the Independence Ceremony of 1946
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President Manuel Roxas shakes the hand of Field Marshal McArthur.
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Millard Tydings, Paul V. McNutt and President Roxas during the inauguration of the Third Republic, July 4, 1946.
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Also present on the Inauguration of the Third Republic was Millard Tydings.
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"A new nation is born" - Field Marshal Douglas McArthur
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MacArthur speaks on July 4, calling the day as "burning point in the agelong struggle of man for liberty".
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Paul V. McNutt, Vice President Elpidio Quirino and Field Marshal Douglas McArthur during the Inauguration of the Third Republic at the Independence Grandstand.
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President Manuel Roxas shakes the hand of Field Marshal McArthur.
