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President Truman Holds Newspaper

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President Harry S. Truman holds up the newspaper which has the headline that mistakenly reports "Dewey Defeats Truman".

Date Created:
November 1948

Publication Information

Date Created
November 1948

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
NF Truman, Harry S.

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0138I0
Legacy ID
WHi 56976

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