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President Truman Addresses Conference on Fire Prevention

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Accession Number
66-3093
3" x 3.8"
Black & White
HST Keywords
fire safety; fire prevention; fire losses
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Description

President Harry S. Truman speaks to the Conference on Fire Prevention, calling on state and local government officials to join the federal government in mapping a program to cut the nation's staggering fire loss. Seated in the front row behind the president are (left) Washington, DC District Commissioner J. Russell Young and (right) Major General Philip B. Fleming, conference chairman.

Date(s)
May 6, 1947