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Bess and Margaret Truman at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball with Hollywood celebrities

73-2098 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-2098
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Actors
Actresses
Balls (Parties)
Cake
Children of presidents
First ladies
HST Keywords
Roosevelt Birthday Ball; Truman - Bess - Dinners - Parties - Shows; Truman - Margaret - Balls - Banquets
People Pictured
Henreid, Paul, 1908-1992
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
O'Brien, Margaret, 1937-
Romero, Cesar, 1907-1994
Smith, Alexis, 1921-
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Coburn, Charles Douville, 1877-1961
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
First Lady Bess Truman (second from the left of cake) and Margaret Truman (left of cake) cutting the cake at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. Also present are Margaret O'Brien (in front of cake), Charles Coburn (front row, second from left), Gene Kelly (kneeling, left), Paul Henreid (third from right), Cesar Romero (kneeling, right), Alexis Smith (second from right), and other Hollywood celebrities.
Date(s)
January 28, 1946