Receiving a thundering ovation from delegates, Lynn Upshaw Stambaugh, (arrow), 51 year old Fargo attorney, is shown on the Auditorium stage Thursday afternoon after his election by a whopping majority on the first ballot as national commander of the American Legion. The legionnaires picked up the signs of states and massed them down front to show their pleasure and loyalty. The vote was: Stambaugh, 1,076; Edward N. Scheiberling, 319, and Raymond Fields, Guthrie, 84. Standing beside the new commander is Milo J. Warner (right), retiring commander.

Photo is dated 1941.

Photo measures 10.75 x 8 inches.