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Dr. Brooks and Truman inspecting mural

60-266-01
Accession Number
60-266-01
3.75 x 4.75 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348099913
Keywords
Ex-presidents
Mural painting and decoration
Presidential libraries
HST Keywords
Truman - Library - Mural
People Pictured
Brooks, Philip Coolidge, 1906-1977
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Credit:
Wes Lyle
United Press International

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks (left) looking up at the blank wall of the lobby of the Truman Library. The wall is to be painted with a mural, entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West," by the artists Thomas Hart Benton. Scaffolding can be seen on the right.
Date(s)
December 1959