Cecil H. Schrepfer

A photograph focusing on the section to the left of the doorway of the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West," painted in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library by Thomas Hart Benton.

The mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" by Thomas Hart Benton in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, Truman Library Curator Milton Perry, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks, and Dr. Clement Silvestro at the Marshall's desk in the Old Jail Museum, Jackson County Historical Society in Independence, Missouri.

From left to right, Truman Library Curator Milton Perry, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks, and Dr. Clement Silvestro at the Marshall's desk in the Old Jail Museum, Jackson County Historical Society in Independence, Missouri.

Dr. Clement Silvestro in one of the jail cells in the Old Jail Museum, Jackson County Historical Society, Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) poses with two Freedom Riders north of the Truman Library. They are reenacting the rides of the Pony Express and delivering a letter to President Eisenhower in support of his actions to defeat Communism. All except Mr. Truman are unidentified.

Milton Perry (left) and Dr. Clement Silvestro (right) look at pictures on exhibit in the Old Jail Museum, Jackson County Historical Society.

Milton Perry (obscured by Silvestro), Truman Library curator, joins Dr. Clement Silvestro in viewing museum exhibits at the Old Jail Museum at the Jackson County Historical Society.

Dr. Clement Silvestro visits the Jackson County Historical Society's Old Jail Museum in Independence, Missouri, viewing exhibits.

Dr. Clement Silvestro visits the Jackson County Historical Society's Old Jail Museum in Independence, Missouri, viewing exhibits.