The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 1938

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When the 1938 Nobel Prizes were awarded at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1938, only two Nobel Laureates were present: Pearl Buck, Literature Laureate, and Enrico Fermi, Physics Laureate. Swedish King Gustav V presented the Laureates with their Nobel Diplomas and Medals.

From SF Veckorevy 1938-12-12.

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