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Motion Picture MP76-7

Mr. Truman Goes to Washington, D.C

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
153 feet
Running Time
4 minutes 15 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Warner Pathe News
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Scenes shot in Maryland and Washington DC of the car trip that Harry and Bess Truman took to Washington in 1953.

Date(s)
June 1953

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:00   Truman drives car in Maryland; stops for gas (in shirt sleeves) at Carroll Kehne's Gulf Station at 400 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland; Truman watches them pump gas, drinks coke, and talks to people; Bess watches; Truman and Bess and gas man look at map.
2:45   They depart driving down road.
3:45   Arrive at hotel in Washington, D.C..