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French Merci Train Railroad Car

73-2951
Accession Number
73-2951
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338957016
Keywords
Gifts
Railroads
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Veterans
Vice-Presidents
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Vice President Alben Barkley (speaking behind podium) attending a ceremony next to a boxcar from the French "Merci train," a gift from France to the United States in grateful recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. Veterans stand among the crowd, all unidentified.
Date(s)
February 6, 1949