Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Lamar, Missouri. At left, Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington, and former president Harry S. Truman, right, share a joke just after dedication ceremonies at Lamar, Missouri, where Truman's birthplace (rear) was dedicated as a national shrine. From: Houston Post.

Former President Harry S. Truman and his brother, J. Vivian Truman, at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library. Donor: Kenneth Thompson

Former President Herbert Hoover (center) with Dr. Harold Elliott (left) and Dr. Elmer Ellis (right) at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

First Lady Bess W. Truman (standing, left), Margaret Truman (seated, left), and Mary Jane Truman (seated, right) attend a luncheon in Bolivar, Missouri, in honor of the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar. All others are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman attempting to break a bottle of champagne against the nose of a Navy hospital evacuation plane in order to christen it. A Navy officer is reaching up with a tool to bang the bottle and help her break it, after repeated vain attempts by Mrs. Truman. Standing behind Mrs. Truman is George Elsey.

The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. From left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, and Senator Harry S. Truman. Margaret prepares to break the champagne bottle on the bow of the ship.

Margaret Truman breaks a bottle of champagne during christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on platform, from left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.

Crowds at the Harry S. Truman Library Dedication.