Presentation of President's Safety Award for 1972

Summary

Earned by the Institution for reducing its accident rate over a three year period and notably by 12 per cent in 1971-72. Pictured here (right to left) the award is passed between Under Secretary Robert Angus Brooks, Richard L. Ault, Director of Support Activities, David A. Billings, Chief of Safety and Health, Richard S. Minnich, Safety Management Officer, and Robert Burke, Director of Protection Services. The award was initially presented by Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan on the President's behalf to Paul Perrot, Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs, who accepted on behalf of Secretary S. Dillon Ripley.

Subject

• Brooks, Robert A (Robert Angus) 1920-1976
• Ault, Richard L (Richard Leroy) 1917-
• Billings, David A
• Minnich, Richard S
• Burke, Robert B. Jr. 1929-
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
• Smithsonian Institution Buildings Management Department Protection Division

Notes

• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in "The Torch," April 1974.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: April 1974, Image No. 74-2133-05

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1974
• March 5, 1974

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Awards

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [74-2133-05]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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