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President Harry S. Truman Throws Out First Ball For American League

64-419
Accession Number
64-419
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 343791445
Related Collection
Rigdon, William M. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Baseball
Baseball players
Children of presidents
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential advisors
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1948
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Snyder, Evlyn, 1894-1956
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, fourth from right) holds a baseball presumably given to him by Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Baseball Club (front row, standing, third from right). Two unidentified baseball players are also present. Seated in the stands, front row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. Seated behind them are, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 19, 1948