Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

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, Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman (with a bouquet of flowers), Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and former President Herbert Hoover (right) seated at a desk in the museum area of the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. This photo was taken during the dedication ceremonies for the library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and former President Herbert Hoover (right) seated at a desk in the museum area of the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. This photo was taken during the dedication ceremonies for the library.

An unidentified man speaks at the podium during the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Standing behind the podium are (from left to right) Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Basil O'Connor, and unidentified others.

Basil O'Connor stands at the podium. Former President Harry S. Truman stands to his right. Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman is at the very left of the photo and former President Herbert Hoover stands to Mrs. Truman's left. An unidentified crowd observes.

President Harry S. Truman attends the dedication of the War Memorial Shrine in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing in the front row, from left to right: Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham; Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson; President Truman; Robert Storz. Standing slightly behind President Truman is his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Governor Peterson is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) attends the dedication of the War Memorial in Omaha, Nebraska. Also with him is Robert Storz (right), Mayor Glenn Cunningham of Omaha (behind Mr. Truman), and Mr. Truman's World War I comrade, Eddie McKim (behind Mr. Storz). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the dedication of the War Memorial Shrine in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing in the front row, from left to right: Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham; Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson; President Truman; Robert Storz. Standing slightly behind President Truman is his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Governor Peterson is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) places a wreath at the War Memorial in Omaha, Nebraska, during dedication ceremonies. The photographers and others around him are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the World War II Memorial Shrine dedication in Omaha, Nebraska. Seated in the front row, from left to right: two unidentified men; Mayor Glenn Cunningham of Omaha; Governor Val Peterson; President Truman; and Robert Storz.