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D.A.R. Lauds President of Old Trails Association at Pioneer Monument

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
89 feet
Running Time
50 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Universal Newsreel
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Received
Received from Margaret Truman Daniel (West Vault)
Keywords
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Frontier and pioneer life
Monuments
Statues
Description

County Judge Harry S. Truman (President of the Old Trails Association) speaks at the dedication of the Madonna of the Trails Pioneer Monument in Lexington, Missouri. He is presented with a pair of bookend replicas of the monument by representatives of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who donated the statue. Mrs. John Trigg Moss, from St. Louis, Chairman of the National Old Trails Road Committee of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, had a prominent part in the ceremony. Voiceover narration is by Graham McNamee.

People Mentioned
Date(s)
September 17, 1928
Available Format(s)
Motion Picture

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

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