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From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Thomas Hart Benton, and Bess Wallace Truman on the speaker's stand at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Thomas Hart Benton and Bess Wallace Truman on the speaker's stand at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

Thomas Hart Benton speaks at the ceremony dedicating his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," at the Harry S. Truman Library. Third from the left (with hat on) is former President Harry S. Truman; on Mr. Truman's left is David Lloyd, President of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute. All other figures are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the dedication ceremony of Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

Thomas Hart Benton addresses the gathering during the dedication of his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," at the Harry S. Truman Library. All other figures are unidentified.

Thomas Hart Benton addresses the gathering during the dedication of his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," at the Harry S. Truman Library. All other figures are unidentified.

Speakers and other dignitaries walk toward the front of the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library for the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural. Left to right: Chief Justice Earl Warren, Bess Wallace Truman, and Thomas Hart Benton (mostly obscured by woman in fur). All others are unidentified.

Group of speakers and other dignitaries walk toward the front of the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library for the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural. Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Bess Wallace Truman, and Thomas Hart Benton. All others are unidentified.