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Truman at Dedication of Baptist Church

62-5
Accession Number
62-5
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 336563451
Keywords
Church buildings
Clergy
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Presidential trips
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Churches - Baptist - Grandview; Missouri - Cities - Grandview; Truman - Addresses - Dedications - Grandview Baptist Church; Truman - Addresses - Religious; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency - Grandview Baptist Church; Truman - Trips - Missouri - Grandview
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Bowman, Welbern, 1904-1985
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Kansas City Star

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Dedication of New Baptist Church at Grandview, Missouri. President Harry S. Truman in pulpit. President Truman led the capacity crowd of more than 400 persons in the formal Act of Dedication, after speaking briefly on the 102-year history of the church and his family's association with it. Sitting on the platform from left to right are: Reverend I.F. Whitcomb, a Baptist associational pastor, Revered Welbern Bowman, pastor of the church; Dr. T.W. Meaderis, Jefferson City, superintendent of the Missouri Baptist General Association; Reverend Hallie Rice, pastor of the Oak Grove Baptist Church; John Van Aken, church choir director. Behind President Truman are the members of the 30-voice choir. Members of the Truman family and the presidential staff are in the first two rows on the left side. All others unidentified. From: Mrs. Roger Smith, Grandview, Missouri
Date(s)
December 24, 1950