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President Truman Activates New Generator at Grand Coulee Dam

73-3052
Accession Number
73-3052
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338957222
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Legislators
Presidents
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
Kirwan, Michael Joseph, 1886-1970
Cain, Harry Pulliam, 1906-1979
Straus, Michael Wolf, 1897-1970
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Murray, James E. (James Edward), 1876-1961
Davidson, C. Girard (Crowe Girard), 1910-
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) is at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (at Truman's left), and many members of Congress from a number of Western states. Identification includes: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (4th from left); Washington Congressman Hugh B. Mitchell (6th from left); Washington Senator Henry Jackson (8th from left, directly behind Truman); Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan (8th from right); Oregon Congressman Homer D. Angell (7th from right); Washington Senator Harry P. Cain (6th from right); Idaho Congressman John Sanborn (5th from right); Montana Senator James E. Murray (3rd from right); C. Girard Davidson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior (2nd from right); and Michael W. Straus (far right).
Date(s)
May 20, 1949