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Motion Picture MP2005-2

President Truman in Philadelphia.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Date: Circa 1950.
Formats: 16 mm original; Betacam SP; VHS.(16mm original is stored in chest freezer).
Sound: No.
Color: Yes.
Running Time: 2:50 min.
Footage: 102 ft.
Produced by: Home movie purchased from e-bay.
Copyright Restrictions: Public domain.

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SHOT LIST

    Reel 1
00:20President Truman and Bess Truman arrive at a political event in Philadelphia.
00:59 Introductions are made at a formal dinner.
01:34Invocation at dinner.
01:41Attendees, including the Trumans, gather outside near tents.
01:50Harry Truman and others ride in a pink Lincoln convertible.
01:54Inside the hall there is a processional of gaily-dressed dancers.
02:02Remarks by an unidentified woman.
02:11Various speakers engage the audience.
02:31Harry Truman speaks.
02:37Unrelated footage of a picnic.

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The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

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