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Truman on the Platform of the Presidential Railroad Car

73-3439
Accession Number
73-3439
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338958070
Keywords
Governors
Legislators
Mayors
Presidential trips
Presidents
Railroads
HST Keywords
Trains - Truman Aboard; Truman - Trips - Other - Presidential - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Duff, James Henderson, 1883-1969
Myers, Francis John, 1901-1956
Samuel, Bernard, 1880-1954
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 on the rear platform of his railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan," on the occasion of his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Army-Navy football game. From left to right: unidentified, Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel, Pennsylvania Governor James Duff (mostly obscured), President Truman, unidentified, and Senator Francis J. Myers.
Date(s)
December 2, 1950