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Bess and Margaret Truman on a causeway at the top of Fort Peck Dam, Montana

Bess Truman (at railing, second from right) and Margaret Truman (at railing, fourth from right) stand, with unidentified others, on a causeway at the top of Fort Peck Dam, Montana, during a stopover on President Harry S. Truman's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Bess Truman on a causeway over Fort Peck Dam in Montana

Bess Truman (second from left) and unidentified others stand on the causeway on top of Fort Peck Dam, Montana, during a stopover on President Harry S. Truman's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

President Truman and General Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam in Montana

President Harry S. Truman (center of photo) and General Lewis A. Pick (behind the President) inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. The others are unidentified. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Lewis A. Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army (foreground, right), inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and General Lewis A. Pick (left), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Pick in an automobile at Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (left) and General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, (right) wait in the back seat of a car for an escort to Fort Peck Dam, Montana, a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman in an automobile at Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman sits in the back seat of an open car as General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, prepares to close the door for a visit to Fort Peck Dam, Montana, a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman leaves the podium at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, to visit the dam

President Harry S. Truman (base of stairs) and General Lewis A. Pick descend the stairs of the speakers' platform after the President addressed the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. In shadow, on the left, are Bess and Margaret Truman. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman at the podium during a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

President Harry S. Truman (at podium, left) stands with General Lewis A. Pick (on Truman's left), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and Montana Governor John W. Bonner (on Pick's left) at the podium prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. Bess Truman stands to the left of the podium and daughter Margaret to the right. The others are unidentified. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

General Pick Standing at Lectern During a visit to Fort Peck Dam in Montana

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers General Lewis A. Pick stands at the lectern prior to addressing the crowd at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, developed for flood control and irrigation for the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. President Harry S. Truman is directly left of Pick; Montana Governor John Bonner (head turned) is on the right. First Lady Bess Truman is standing to the right of the lectern; Nashua, Montana, resident Anna Dostert is standing behind Mrs. Truman's left shoulder. Congressman Mike Mansfield and Margaret Truman are standing on the left in the front row.