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Senator Harry S. Truman Reading Telegrams with Family

64-1528
Accession Number
64-1528
7x9 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343789693
Keywords
Legislators
Primaries
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
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Acme Newspictures

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Description
Senator Harry S. Truman (right) sits around the table with his wife, Bess Truman (left), and daughter, Margaret Truman (center), reading congratulatory telegrams for winning the 1940 Democratic Primary. Senator Truman defeated Governor Lloyd Stark and Maurice Mulligan to win the Democratic nomination for Senator.
Date(s)
August 7, 1940