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Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman holding up two baseballs, one in each hand, preparatory to throwing out the first ball at the opening game of the baseball season, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Standing in the presidential box, from left to right, are: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics Manager Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (partly obscured), Vice-President Alben Barkley, and Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris.

Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first ball at the opening game of the baseball season, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Standing in the presidential box from left to right are: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics Manager Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (partly obscured), Vice-President Alben Barkley, and Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. All others are unidentified.

Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

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.

Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Vice President Alben Barkley at Washington, D.C.'s Griffith Stadium, on the occasion of the opening game of the 1950 baseball season, as other dignitaries look on. Standing in the front row of the presidential box are, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Vice-President Barkley, and Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (in light-colored hat, with his arm on Barkley). All others are unidentified.

Harry and Bess Truman at Opening Game of Baseball Season

President Harry S. Truman and other members of his party at the opening game of the 1949 baseball season at Griffith Stadium. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box, left to right: Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Truman. Standing behind President Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. Seated in the second row of the Presidential box, left to right: General Robert Landry, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Mr.

Truman at Opening Game of Baseball Season

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) shaking hands with Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, at the opening game of the 1949 baseball season at Griffith Stadium. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box, left to right: Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, First Lady Bess W. Truman. Seated in the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Truman at Opening Game of Baseball Season

President Harry S. Truman (seated, far right) with First Lady Bess Truman (to Truman's right) and other members of his party, at Griffith Stadium in Washington on opening day of the baseball season. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman, President Truman. Standing beside President Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators.

Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) smiling and holding up the baseball which he is about to throw out to open the baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row of the Presidential box, from left to right are: Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman and President Truman. The man holding on to Truman's arm is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. In the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly (partly obscured).