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Truman Throws First Ball 1951 Opener

73-3608
Accession Number
73-3608
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338958446
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Baseball
First ladies
Judges
Naval officers
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Sports; Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1950-1951
People Pictured
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Stengel, Casey, 1890-1975
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Barkley, Jane R. (Jane Rucker), 1911-1964
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Harris, Stanley Raymond, 1896-1977
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Rights

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

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first pitch at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs. Barkley), Special Assistant Averell Harriman (behind Mrs. Truman), and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (behind Harris). All others are unidentified.

Date(s)
April 20, 1951