Cecil H. Schrepfer

Loren Raines works on removing the Seal above the marble archway in the main lobby of the Truman Library. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Loren Raines works on removing the Presidential Seal in the main lobby of the Truman Library. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Loren Raines prepares to remove the Presidential Seal located on a wall in the main lobby of the Truman Library. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Eugene List and former President Harry S. Truman stand together in the north lobby of the Truman Library.

Eugene List sits at the piano in front of an orchestra performing onstage at the Truman Library.

Eugene List stands onstage in front of a seated orchestra onstage at the Truman Library.

Eugene List stands in front of an orchestra onstage at the Truman Library.

Eugene list stands onstage before a performance with an orchestra at the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Eugene List stand onstage for photographs in the Truman Library Auditorium.

A sign explains the work being done at the entrance of the Truman Library in preparation for a mural painted by Thomas Hart Benton.