International News Photo Slashed Portrait of President Truman

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GLC#
GLC08878.1423-View header record
Type
Images
Date
October 18, 1946
Author/Creator
International News Photo
Title
Slashed Portrait of President Truman
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 photograph : b&w
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
Postwar Politics and the Cold War

One image of President Harry S. Truman dated October 18, 1946. Image depicts a finger pointing to a portrait of Truman that had been slashed on the cheek. Wire transfer text provides details of the damage sustained.

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