Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Library Collections
  3. Photographs
  4. President Truman with Captain of Courier

President Truman with Captain of Courier

73-3754
Accession Number
73-3754
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Ships - Courier; Truman - Addresses - Radio - T.V. - General - Voice of America; Voice of America
People Pictured
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Credit:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

Description
President Harry S. Truman (center) with the captain of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, Captain Oscar C. B. Wev (right). The Courier is a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. The man on the left is unidentified, but may be Dr. Wilson Compton, Administrator of the U. S. International Information Administration.
Date(s)
March 4, 1952