Budget Films

Stock Footage

Truman's Boyhood Home

Clip from a film made for Harry Truman's 1948 presidential campaign shows the Truman's boyhood home in Lamar, Mo. Shots show a billboard identifying Lamar as Truman's birthplace and a street in the small town.



IdentifierCLIP-17551
Duration11 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1940's/1930's
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