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President Truman Activates New Generator at Grand Coulee Dam

73-3051
Accession Number
73-3051
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338957220
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Legislators
Presidents
Dams
HST Keywords
Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency - Grand Coulee Dam; Truman - Dignitaries - Representatives; Truman - Dignitaries - Senators - Group
People Pictured
Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983
Mitchell, Hugh Burnton, 1907-1996
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Kirwan, Michael Joseph, 1886-1970
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 at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (foreground, right, standing next to Truman) and members of Congress from a number of Western states. Partial identification of others standing behind the president include: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (far left); Washington Congressman Hugh B. Mitchell (third from left); Washington Senator Henry Jackson (5th from left); Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan (2nd from right); and Oregon Congressman Homer D. Angell (far right).
Date(s)
May 20, 1949