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Baton Twirlers from the Douglas School of Key West

64-194-02
Accession Number
64-194-02
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 343790673
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Children of presidents
Marching bands
Parades
Presidential advisors
Presidential press secretaries
Presidential vacations
African American youth
African American musicians
HST Keywords
Truman - Margaret - Trips - Key West; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1948
People Pictured
Graham, Wallace Harry, 1910-1996
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Woodward, Stanley, 1899-1992
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U.S. Navy

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Description
In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, African-American baton twirlers from the Douglas School and a marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross can be seen on the far left, behind the band, wearing a bow tie. On the extreme right, from right to left, are Stanley Woodward, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.
Date(s)
November 15, 1948