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Platform at Bolivar Statue Dedication Ceremony

73-2754
Accession Number
73-2754
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338956614
Keywords
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidential trips
Presidents
Visitors, Foreign
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Missouri - Cities - Bolivar; Truman - Bess - Dedications; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Others; Truman - Trips - Missouri
People Pictured
Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
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 (seated, first to the left of the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated, second to the left of the podium), Bess Truman (seated, second to the right of the podium) and others on a platform in Bolivar, Missouri. They are attending the ceremonies dedicating a statue of Simon Bolivar. Also present was Admiral William Leahy (far left, in naval uniform). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 5, 1948