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Associated Press [President Harry S. Truman shaking hand of his brother, Vivian Truman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1440 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Kansas City, Missouri Type: Photograph Date: 16 June 1948 Pagination: 1 photo ; b&w Order a Copy

One photograph dated June 16, 1948 of President Harry S. Truman shaking the hand of his brother, Vivian Truman aboard the presidential train in Kansas City.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, John Vivian, 1886-1965

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