Mrs Truman Visits Sick Children (1946)

Washington D.C., United States of America (USA). Wife of American President Harry Truman, Mrs Truman watching a nurse giving water massage to a girl in Washington hospital of Infantile Paralysis. Close up shot of Mrs Truman looking on. Several shots of Mrs Truman talking to children, some in iron lung apparatus. Date found in the old record 03/05/1946. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.