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Emperor Haile Selassie coming off of a plane.

Item is a print photograph of Emperor Haile Selassie in military uniform shaking hands with young person. Behind Selassie are officials exiting a Canadian plane. The individual with a white mustache is Governor General Georges Vanier.

Emperor Haile Selassie with Governor General Georges Vanier.

Item is a print photograph of Emperor Haile Selassie with Governor General Georges Vanier walking away a Canadian airplane. Selassie is in military dress, and Vanier wears a top hat, and a three piece suit with a tailcoat. An unidentified individual standing behind them.

Inauguration of the Maple Leaf flag on Parliament Hill.

Item is a print photograph of Governor General Georges Vanier speaking at an official ceremony for the inauguration of the Canadian maple leaf flag on Parliament Hill. Vanier stands at a podium inside the Gothic revival design Central Block. Four individuals are seated facing Vanier, and Robert Thompson is seated third from the left.

Robert Thompson presenting his commission report to Emperor Haile Selassie.

Item is a print photograph of Robert Thompson presenting a commission report to the Emperor Haile Selassie who stands behind his desk in his office. Selassie's desk has the mounted on the front the coat of arms of Haile Selassie (Order of the Seaphim) that features a lion wearing a crown and holding a spectre with the Ethiopian flag in its right paw. Selassie is in military dress while Thompson wears a suit and tie. On Selassie's desk are framed photos. Behind Selassie is a carved stone hearth.