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Photographer: Truman Library
Caption: Walter Johnson Monument
Additional Description: Harry Truman unveiled the monument at Griffith Stadium on June 21, 1947.

Truman remarked, “I am honored and privileged to be called upon to unveil this plaque to a man, who in my opinion is the greatest ballplayer who ever lived. He was a great ballplayer, a great American, and a great citizen of The United States.”
Submitted: June 19, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p311802
File Size: 0.076 Megabytes

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