Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman and American Ambassador Walter Thurston at the Ninos Heroes monument in Mexico.

Edith Wilson, wife of World War I President, Woodrow Wilson, sits on a bench and converses with President Harry S. Truman during a White House lawn party for sick and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Mrs. Wilson originated the annual affair after World War I. (See also 92-364.) (Photo in oversize drawer) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits in front of a gallery of portraits of former United States Presidents. (Photo in oversize drawer.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with president of Truman Library, Inc., Basil O'Connor (second from left) and Tom Evans (second from right) at the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Unidentified photographers take pictures of former President Harry S. Truman during the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library.

Governor Paul A. Dever (l-r), President of the Massachusetts State CIO Council J. William Belanger, Senator John F. Kennedy, and former President Harry S. Truman at a Truman Library Fund luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Truman's writing below the photo says, "Boston, March 8, 1954."

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on the stand prior to the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, Truman Library, Inc. president Basil O'Connor, and former President Harry S. Truman at dedication ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman digs into the dirt with a golden shovel during ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on the platform prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.