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Former President Truman and Ben Griffith at the Truman Library

59-1563-01
Accession Number
59-1563-01
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348261239
Keywords
Ex-presidents
Gifts
Presidential libraries
HST Keywords
Truman - Gifts - Other; Truman - Library - Visitors - Individuals - Griffith, Ben
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description

Former President Harry S. Truman, left, stands with Ben M. Griffith, right, head driver of the Oregon Cavalcade, celebrating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Ben Griffith of Salem, Oregon, drove the Independence, Oregon wagon. Mr. Griffith is presenting Mr. Truman with a donkey figurine.

Date(s)
May 18, 1959