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Vice President Alben Barkley at French Merci Train Gift Ceremony

73-2953
Accession Number
73-2953
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338957020
Keywords
Ambassadors
Gifts
Legislators
Railroads
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Merci Train
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Bonnet, Henri, 1888-1978
Connally, Tom, 1877-1963
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Vice-President Alben Barkley attends a ceremony recognizing a gift of a boxcar from the French "Merci" train. The train is a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. Standing behind the podium are Senator Tom Connally (saluting), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (next to Connally), Vice-President Barkley (holding his hat over his heart), and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (to the right of Barkley). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
February 6, 1949