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Jackson County Judges are Sworn In

2008-360
Accession Number
2008-360
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350478274
Keywords
Judges
Police
HST Keywords
Truman - Judge; Truman - Oaths of Office - Judge;
People Pictured
Purcell, Eugene I., 1882-1936
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Description
After being sworn in as Jackson County Judges, Presiding Judge Harry S. Truman poses with Judge Eugene Purcell (Eastern District) and Judge William O. Beeman (Western District) and others. Left to right are: County Clerk Edward Becker, Judge Purcell, Judge Truman, Judge Beeman, and Jackson County Sheriff Clark "Tiny" Johnson. Names are written in (copy) above each person; however they are not autographs. The exact location is unknown. (Same as 59-929 and 62-396 except for writing on photograph) From: John M. Goodman (from papers of father, William T. Goodman, Constable, Jackson County, Missouri)
Date(s)
January 6, 1931