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President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball to open the 1952 season

2006-408
Accession Number
2006-408
6 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350377124
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Baseball
Naval officers
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1952
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Landry, Robert B. (Robert Broussard), 1909-2000
Souers, Sidney W. (Sidney William), 1892-1973
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Boudreau, Louis, 1917-2001
Harris, Stanley Raymond, 1896-1977
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Associated Press

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Description
President Harry S. Truman throws out he first ball in the game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left to right in the front row: Vice President Alben Barkley, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President Truman and (three men at extreme right) Clark Griffith, Washington Team President; Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Washington Manager, and Lou Boudreau, Boston Manager. Directly behind Mr. Vinson is Admiral Sidney Souers. Next on right are Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide, and Major General Robert Landry, Air Force Aide.
Date(s)
April 15, 1952