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Liberty Bell dedication ceremony, Independence, Missouri

60-479-09
Accession Number
60-479-09
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348101541
Keywords
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Historic buildings
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Missouri - Independence - Liberty Bell; Truman - Addresses - Dedications - Liberty Bell; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Liberty Bell - Annecy, France; Truman - Trips - Missouri -Independence
People Pictured
Davis, Blevins, 1903-1971
Evans, Tom L. (Thomas Lynn), 1896-1970
Hinde, Edgar G., 1890-1974
Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, J. Vivian (John Vivian), 1886-1965
Truman, Luella, 1887-1978
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Vernon Galloway

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman at the Memorial Building in Independence, Missouri, for the dedication of the Liberty Bell. The Bell, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, was presented to Independence by the people of Annecy, France as a friendship token. Also in the photo are Truman's brother and his wife, J. Vivian Truman and Luella Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, General Harry Vaughan, Truman friend Tom Evans, Independence Postmaster Edgar Hinde, and Blevins Davis. Blevins Davis is speaking.

Date(s)
November 6, 1950