Abbie Rowe

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train, speaking to a crowd, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar on July 5, 1948. The train passed through Parkersburg on July 4 and July 6.

Crowd gathers around the train of President Harry S. Truman in Bolivar, Missouri. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were in Bolivar for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman stepping off the train during his trip with President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (not pictured) to Bolivar, Missouri for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.

Return of President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) to Washington, D. C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. They are at Union Station. Others on the platform are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela arrive via train at Bolivar, Missouri for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar. From let to right: President Gallegos, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Gallegos, and President Truman.

Scenes around the White House showing crowds and reporters receiving news of the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.

Presidential airplane, The Independence.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Governor Adlai Stevenson at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman receiving a cake for his 67th birthday in the White House.

President Harry S. Truman receives a piano at the White House for National Music Week, May, 1951. The piano was constructed as a joint and cooperative work of all the members of the Piano Manufacturers Association. The materials that went into its production came from many of the member states of the United Nations.