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Truman at opening day at Griffith Stadium

73-2599
Accession Number
73-2599
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338956296
Keywords
Baseball
Children of presidents
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Truman - Margaret - Sports - [attending]; Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1948-1949; Truman - Bess - Sports
People Pictured
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Snyder, Evlyn, 1894-1956
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
Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
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 (standing in the aisle, wearing hat) prepares to throw out the first baseball in the opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between the Washington Senator and the New York Yankees. Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators, is to the right of President Truman. Seated in the first row are Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and Mrs. Bess W. Truman. Seated in the second row are Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 19, 1948