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The tall case clock in the living room was made in the Eastern U.S., ca. 1810-1830 and brought from Port Byron, IL to Independence, MO in 1866 by Bess’s grandfather George P. Gates. The painted dial rotates to display full moon and pastoral scenes.

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Harry S Truman National Historic Site, National Park Service

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