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President Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium

70-663
Accession Number
70-663
9.6x7.1 inches
Black & White
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NAID 337952872
Keywords
Baseball
First ladies
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1951; Truman - Bess - Sports - Baseball - 1951
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Harris, Stanley Raymond, 1896-1977
Stengel, Casey, 1890-1975
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch to start the season of the Washington Senators. L to R: Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, manager of the Washington Senators Bucky Harris, Senators owner Clark Griffith, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing in the next row are Major General Harry Vaughan (extreme left); Averell Harriman (behind President Truman); and Matthew Connelly (behind Bucky Harris).

Date(s)
April 20, 1951