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President Harry S. Truman and Roscoe L. McCrary

2005-61
Accession Number
2005-61
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350376486
Keywords
African Americans
Journalists
Presidents
Railroads
HST Keywords
Negroes; Missouri - Cities - St. Louis; Trains - 1948; Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Missouri, St. Louis
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
Newly elected President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) shakes hands with Roscoe L. McCrary (second from the right) of the Chicago Defender, St. Louis Bureau, on the back platform of the train taking Mr. Truman back to Washington, D.C. after the 1948 election. The other two men are unidentified. From: Roscoe L. McCrary
Date(s)
ca.
November 1948