Original Associated Press wire photo dated April 12, 1947, showing Margaret Truman laughing at a quip by her father, President Harry S. Truman, upon his arrival at the airport in Grandview, Missouri. The caption, headed "Homecoming Joke," states that Truman flew from Washington to visit his 94-year-old mother, Martha E. Truman, who was recuperating from a broken hip. The close portrait shows father and daughter smiling in overcoats, with Truman wearing a fedora and glasses. Photo and separate caption are mounted on black archival paper, with the caption below the image. Measures 6⅞X7" overall. Shows age yellowing, discoloration, scattered spots, surface scuffs and fine scratches, and light edge wear. Caption and mount show minor wear. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
