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President Truman at City Hall, New York City, Navy Day

59-1543-24
Accession Number
59-1543-24
10x13 inches
Black & White
HST Keywords
Truman - Ceremonies - Military Reviews; Truman - Dignitaries - Mayors; Sailors; Navy Day
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (center of the window) stands in a window at City Hall with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (left of President Truman) while serenaded by a choir of Midshipmen. The plaque below him commemorates the fact that George Washington had stood near that spot while the Declaration of Independence was read to the Continental Army.
Date(s)
October 27, 1945