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President Truman throwing out the first ball at opening day of baseball season

59-1275-04
Accession Number
59-1275-04
8.4x6.6 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348260115
Keywords
Baseball
Presidential advisors
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1947
People Pictured
Bluege, Oswald (Oswald Louis), 1900-1985
Evans, Tom L. (Thomas Lynn), 1896-1970
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Harris, Stanley Raymond, 1896-1977
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
From left to right, Tom Evans, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Washington Senators baseball team manager Ossie Bluege, New York Yankees baseball team manager Buck Harris, Washington Senators team owner Clark Griffith (far right, in hat), and others at opening day of the baseball season.
Date(s)
April 18, 1947