5 Times Harry Truman Looked like Harry Potter
Is it just us, or does a young Harry Truman bear a striking resemblance to everyone’s favorite wizard, Harry Potter?
We’re lucky that the Truman Library grants free access to its photo archives, so we can explore this intriguing hypothesis.
Seriously… the glasses, the dark hair, even the shape of their noses. The only thing that’s missing is the scar.
Once you get a look at these five photos, you won’t be able to unsee Harry Potter when you come across a photo of a young Harry Truman.
1. Harry Truman at Age 13
2. Harry Truman at age 16
3. Harry Truman Senior Class Photo
Okay, you might need to zoom in on this one, but here is Harry Pott… oops… Truman in his senior class photo. The picture was taken outside of Independence High School in 1901.
Truman’s future wife, Bess Wallace, is also in this photo. She’s in the second row
4. Harry Truman with his cousins
5. Harry Truman at Age 24
We rest our case. Which photo do you think looks most like Harry Potter?
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