Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Young women from Bolivar High School passing before the reviewing platform on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were sitting in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman and President Gallegos were present to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar.

A marching band passing in formation before the reviewing stand (not visible) on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

Unidentified man on horseback passing in front of the reviewing platform on which President Harry S. Truman (front row, center, right) and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (front row, center, left) were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman and President Gallegos were present to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (foreground, left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right), and other unidentified dignitaries sitting on a platform in front of the county courthouse in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Seated in the second row, visible between President Truman and President Gallegos, is the Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Doyle C. McCraw. Seated slightly behind President Truman is the Governor of Missouri, Phil Donnelly.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. President Truman is speaking. President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela is seated on the front row to the left of the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (in light-colored suit, standing to the left of the podium) and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. Everyone is standing, hat and hand over heart, as a band plays. A statue of Simon Bolivar stands beside the platform. President Truman dedicated the statue. This event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

A view of the large crowd gathered in Bolivar, Missouri, to watch President Harry S. Truman dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. This event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.