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Bess Truman and Margaret Truman Contribute to Fight Against Infantile Paralysis

64-105 (untitled)
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64-105
6.5x8.5 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Boys
Charities
Children
Children of presidents
First ladies
Fund raising
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
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Description
First Lady Bess Truman (second from right) and Margaret Truman (right) contribute to the fight against infantile paralysis by dropping their dimes into the Missouri bottle outside the Capitol Theater. With them on the left is Richard Dobson, who recovered from infantile paralysis last year. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.
Date(s)
January 14, 1946