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Truman Traveling to Bolivar, Missouri on Train

73-2729
Accession Number
73-2729
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956564
Keywords
Gifts
Presidential trips
Presidents
Railroads
HST Keywords
Trains - Truman Aboard; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Truman - Gifts - Other; Truman - Trips - Missouri - Bolivar
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (second from right in front) and four unidentified men on the rear platform of the presidential train. President Truman has been presented with a large leather bag with his initials and a covered wagon tooled into the leather. Truman was traveling to Bolivar, Missouri, along with Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar.
Date(s)
July 4, 1948