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President Harry S. Truman Attends Archives Ceremony

73-3949
Accession Number
73-3949
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338959190
Keywords
Archivists
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Judges
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
United States Constitution
Bill of Rights
HST Keywords
Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency - National Archives
People Pictured
Grover, Wayne Clayton, 1906-1970
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
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 front row, second from left) looks on during the dedication ceremony for the new shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Also pictured are Chief Justice Fred Vinson (immediately behind podium) and Archivist of the United States Wayne C. Grover (second row, left, partly obscured). Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
December 15, 1952