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Blevins Davis speaking at the Memorial Building, Independence, Missouri

60-479-10
Accession Number
60-479-10
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Missouri - Independence - Liberty Bell; Truman - Addresses - Dedications - Liberty Bell; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Liberty Bell - Annecy, France; Truman - Trips - Missouri -Independence
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Liberty Bell dedication ceremony at the Memorial Building in Independence, Missouri. The Bell, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, was presented to Independence by the people of Annecy, France, as a friendship token. In the photo are Truman's brother and his wife, J. Vivian Truman and Luella Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, General Harry Vaughan, Truman friend Tom Evans, Independence Postmaster Edgar Hinde, and Blevins Davis (speaker).

Date(s)
November 6, 1950