File:Herbert Hoover cutting a large pie LCCN2016888253.jpg

DescriptionHerbert Hoover cutting a large pie LCCN2016888253.jpg	English: Title: Herbert Hoover cutting a large pie Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Date	1927
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From left to right are:

• Hazel Lee Johnson
• Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)
• Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953)
• Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946)

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, a Californian, wielding the knife, the world's largest pie is cut and served in Washington to several hundred guests at the annual dinner of the California State Society. The pie was made with prunes from the California ranch of Representative Arthur M. Free and weighed more than 700 pounds. It was baked under the supervision of Mrs. Walter Johnson, California girl and wife of the Washington team's pitching ace.

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