Dr. Brooks and Mayor Sermon in 1909 Ford
Dr. Philip Brooks (behind the wheel) and Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon sit in a 1909 Ford Model T parked in front of the Truman Library during the Ford Caravan across the country.
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President Truman in 35th Division Reunion parade in Kansas City
President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd lining a street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as he rides in an open-top limousine in a parade of 35th Division veterans meeting for an annual reunion at the Hotel President. Mr. Truman's brother, J. Vivian Truman, is on Truman's left in the back seat of the car. Others are unidentified. (See 2005-280.) From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")
President Harry S. Truman in 35th Division Reunion Parade in Kansas City
President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd lining a street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as he rides in an open-top limousine at the head of a long procession of 35th Division veterans, flanked by his old comrades of Battery "D", in a reunion parade. Carrying the Battery "D" flag is Frank Spina, Truman's barber and fellow soldier. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")
Former President Truman in Billiken Day Parade in Chicago, Illinois
Former President Harry S. Truman sits on the left, high on the back seat of a convertible waving to the crowd in the Bud Billiken Day Parade in Chicago, Illinois. John H. Sengstacke, publisher and editor of The Chicago Defender, is in the center. Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley sits on the right. Mr. Truman was taking a break from the Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago at this time. The photo is autographed: Best Wishes, John H. Sengstacke, Billiken Day, 1956. During the Truman administration, Mr.
President Truman rides in a car on the way to Girard College
President Harry S. Truman rides in the back seat of an automobile that will take him to Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where, as guest of honor, he will attend a centennial of the founding of the College. Others are unidentified. Girard College was founded by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.
President Truman enters a car on his way to Girard College, Pennsylvania
President Harry S. Truman (in light-colored hat) gets into the back seat of a car that will take him to Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where, as guest of honor, he will attend a centennial of the founding of the College. Girard College was founded by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. Others in the photo are unidentified. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.
President Truman in Philadelphia for centennial ceremonies at Girard College
President Harry S. Truman stands beside a car that will take him to Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where, as guest of honor, he will attend a centennial of the founding of the College. Girard College was founded by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. Sitting in the back seat of the car is Senator Francis J. Myers. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.
Truman, Mayor Kennelly, and Frank McKinney at Midway Airport, Chicago
President Harry S. Truman, Chicago Mayor Martin H. Kennelly (center), and Frank McKinney (right), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, are shown in the back seat of an automobile. The President, having just arrived at Midway Airport, was in Chicago to attend the 1952 Democratic National Convention. Shaking hands with the President is Gary Jacobsen, a young boy, who caught the President's eye and was motioned to "come up to the car." (See 70-129 thru 132.) From: Gary Jacobsen.
Former President Truman exits a car at the American Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands
Former President Harry S. Truman (standing, third from right), in Europe on a holiday, exits a car in front of the American Embassy at The Hague, Netherlands. Others in the picture are unidentified. (See 78-452.) (Negative made from original slide.) From: James M. Fitzpatrick, SK1, USN.
Truman and General Pick in an automobile at Fort Peck Dam, Montana
President Harry S. Truman (left) and General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, (right) wait in the back seat of a car for an escort to Fort Peck Dam, Montana, a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.