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General presents Truman with letter

62-506
Accession Number
62-506
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 336563301
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Ex-presidents
Presidential libraries
Veterans
HST Keywords
Thirty-fifth Division - French 75 Presentation; Truman - Library - Special Events - HST
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Ralph Emerson, 1880-1962
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Harry S. Truman Library

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
An unidentified general presents former President Harry S. Truman with a letter during a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Library. General Ralph Truman is seated on the left. The ceremony is to present the Truman Library with a French 75mm artillery piece from World War I, which Truman would have used during his service. The presentation was made by members of the 35th Division.
Date(s)
November 18, 1961