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President Harry S. Truman Speaks at Griffith Stadium

64-180-01
Accession Number
64-180-01
7x9 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343790327
Keywords
Baseball
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1948-1949
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
At Griffith Stadium on Clark Griffith Night, President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks to the crowd. Clark Griffith (right), owner of the Washington Senators, stands next to the President. Standing on the far right is Major League Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler. Others in the background are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.
Date(s)
August 17, 1948