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Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

73-3291
Accession Number
73-3291
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338957746
Keywords
Baseball
First ladies
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Family - HST - MT - Presidency; Truman - Bess - Sports; Truman - Family - Wife - Daughter - 1950; Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1950-1951
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Mack, Connie, 1862-1956
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
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 shaking hands with Philadelphia Athletics Manager Connie Mack at the opening of baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Standing in the front row of the presidential box are, from left to right: President Truman, Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith, and Vice-President Alben Barkley. Seated on the far left of the presidential box is First Lady Bess W. Truman. Seated in the second row of the presidential box is Press Secretary Charles Ross (second from left). All others are unidentified. See also 65-2254.
Date(s)
April 18, 1950