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French Merci Train Ceremony

73-2963
Accession Number
73-2963
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Merci Train
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
A crowd gathered around a boxcar from the French "Merci train." The train was a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. All are unidentified.
Date(s)
February 6, 1949