Original AP Wire Photo showing a crowd listening to President Harry S. Truman's July 4, 1947, address from the west portico of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Charlottesville, Virginia. The scene includes the presidential podium, patriotic bunting and guards in period uniforms. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper. Measures 7¾ x 7⅞ inches overall. Photograph and separate original caption are mounted on the same piece of black archival paper. An AP stamp is present on the back. Tape remains on the photo corners and caption ends, with pronounced yellowing and staining. Light surface marks, edge wear and some waviness are visible. Caption shows age discoloration, and the mount has edge and corner wear. Please examine photos for condition.
