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Mr. and Mrs. Truman boarding a train

97-30
Accession Number
97-30
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Truman - Birthday - 75th; Truman - Family - Wife - 1959; Truman, Bess - Family - HST - 1959; Trains - Truman - Post Presidential; Negroes; Missouri - Cities - Independence - Buildings - Railroad Station
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Description

Former President Harry S. Truman waves from the steps of a train at the depot in Independence, Missouri. Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman is in the background and an African-American porter beside him. Mr. Truman has just been surprised with a birthday cake as he and Mrs. Truman depart for New York and Washington. See photos 97-25 through 31. Includes an original negative. Donor: Dorothy Feeback.

Date(s)
April 26, 1959