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Photo of Bess Truman receiving a glass paperweight inscribed with the Girl Scout trefoil insignia

99-439
Accession Number
99-439
6 1/2 x 10 Inches
Black & White
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NAID 350298447
Keywords
First ladies
Girl Scouts
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Other - Gifts -Paperweight; Scouts - Girl; Scouts - Brownies
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Schneider, Susan
Gallegos, Loretta
East, Marion
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Harris & Ewing

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Description
Photo of Bess Truman receiving a glass paperweight inscribed with the Girl Scout trefoil insignia as a gift from the 1,900,000 Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. Mrs. Truman has served as the organization's honorary president since 1945. Left to right are Susan Schnieder, 11, Washington, Lorretta Gallegos, 8, Bladensburg, Maryland, Joanna Rodman, 8, Arlington, Virginia, Marion East, 16, Falls Church, Virginia and Mrs. Truman. Lorretta and Joanna are Brownies. Susan and Marian are Girl Scouts. From: Beth Gore.
Date(s)
December 3, 1952