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From the S&S archives: Photo gallery: 1955 Geneva summit meeting

Photos by Gene Bane and Ted Rohde, Stars and Stripes
European edition, July 22, 1955
Scenes from the 1955 Big Four summit meeting at Geneva, Switzerland.

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A Swiss soldier stands guard as dignitaries arrive for the summit meeting.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives at Geneva.

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British Prime Minister Anthony Eden waves to well-wishers at the airport.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in an upbeat mood at Geneva.

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The Big Four leaders arrive for the traditional group photo.

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Left to right, Soviet Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin; President Eisenhower; French Premier Edgar Faure; Prime Minister Eden.

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The press corps awaits the next development at the summit.

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A photographer tries to ward off the sunlight.

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Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev smile for photographers.

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The Soviet delegation waits for the limousines to arrive.

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Premier Bulganin playfully tips his hat as he and Khrushchev — his eventual successor — drive away.

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President Eisenhower walks to his car.

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A Swiss guard stands outside the Hotel Metropole, which the flag suggests is the headquarters of the Soviet delegation.

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Limousines, ready for action.

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Summit time also means souvenir time.

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