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President Truman with Captain of Courier

73-3754 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-3754
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Cold War
Naval officers
Presidents
Ships
HST Keywords
Ships - Courier; Truman - Addresses - Radio - T.V. - General - Voice of America; Voice of America
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (center) with the captain of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, Captain Oscar C. B. Wev (right). The Courier is a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. The man on the left is unidentified, but may be Dr. Wilson Compton, Administrator of the U. S. International Information Administration.
Date(s)
March 4, 1952