Former President Harry S. Truman with Reporters and Photographers

Accession Number

64-532

8x10 inches (21x26 cm)

Black & White

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NAID 343791769

Keywords

HST Keywords

Truman - Birthday - 1959 - 75th; Truman - Press - T.V.; Missouri - Independence - Buildings - Railroad Station; Missouri - Independence - Truman and friends; Burgess, Hurley K.; Corliss, Dick; Feeback, Sammy; Gentry, Sue; Jessee, Randall; Lyle, Wes; Porter, J. W.

People Pictured

Feeback, Sammie Gene, 1913-1986

Gentry, Sue, 1905-2004

Jessee, Randall S., 1914-1976

Porter, James Woodrow, Journalist

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Rights

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Description

Former President Harry S. Truman poses at the Missouri Pacific train station in Independence, Missouri with journalists from the Independence and Kansas City area. Standing, left to right: Bill Straeter, J. W. (Bud) Porter, former President Truman, Hurley K. Burgess (Railway Express Managers and friend of Mr. Truman), Sue Gentry, Wes Lyle, and Dick Corliss. Kneeling, Sammy Feeback and Randall Jessee. The occasion was a surprise birthday party for the former President given by local reporters and photographers as he and Mrs. Truman prepared to depart for New York and Washington, D. C. to attend a series of 75th birthday celebrations. Donor: Sammy Feeback.

Date(s)

April 26, 1959

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Former President Harry S. Truman with Reporters and Photographers