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

64-420
Accession Number
64-420
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 343791451
Related Collection
Rigdon, William M. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Baseball
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential advisors
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1951
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Barkley, Jane R. (Jane Rucker), 1911-1964
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Harris, Stanley Raymond, 1896-1977
Stengel, Casey, 1890-1975
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
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Description
President Harry S. Truman throws the first ball at the 1951 opening game of the baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs. Barkley), Special Assistant Averell Harriman (behind Mr. Truman), and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (behind Harris). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 20, 1951