Blevins Davis speaking at the Memorial Building, Independence, Missouri

Accession Number

60-479-10

4x5 inches (10x13 cm)

Black & White

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NAID 348101543

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Keywords

Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Historic buildings

Presidents

Speeches, addresses, etc.

HST Keywords

Missouri - Independence - Liberty Bell; Truman - Addresses - Dedications - Liberty Bell; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Liberty Bell - Annecy, France; Truman - Trips - Missouri -Independence

People Pictured

Davis, Blevins, 1903-1971

Evans, Tom L. (Thomas Lynn), 1896-1970

Hinde, Edgar G., 1890-1974

Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman, J. Vivian (John Vivian), 1886-1965

Truman, Luella, 1887-1978

Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981

Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:

Vernon Galloway

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Liberty Bell dedication ceremony at the Memorial Building in Independence, Missouri. The Bell, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, was presented to Independence by the people of Annecy, France, as a friendship token. In the photo are Truman's brother and his wife, J. Vivian Truman and Luella Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, General Harry Vaughan, Truman friend Tom Evans, Independence Postmaster Edgar Hinde, and Blevins Davis (speaker).

Date(s)

November 6, 1950

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Blevins Davis speaking at the Memorial Building, Independence, Missouri