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President Harry S. Truman Attends a Baseball Game

63-1499-33
Accession Number
63-1499-33
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307917
Keywords
Baseball
Baseball players
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Presidential advisors
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1944-1947
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
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Life Magazine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch to open a baseball game against the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns. Seated next to President Truman are Admiral William Leahy and Charles Ross. Seated behind Mr. Truman is William Hassett. Seated behind and slightly to the right of Mr. Hassett is Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."
Date(s)
September 8, 1945