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Newspaper Article about Truman at the Ground Breaking for an Ammunition Plant

63-11
Accession Number
63-11
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Lake City Ammunition Plant; Truman - Senator - 1st Term
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Description
Senator Harry S. Truman (center with shovel) breaking ground for an $18 million ammunition plant on the Lake City Arsenal site in Missouri. On Truman's left is Mayor John B. Gage and on Truman's right is Independence mayor Roger T. Sermon.
Date(s)
December 26, 1940