Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

A band plays for the entertainment of the crowd during the ceremonies in Bolivar, Missouri at which President Harry S. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar.

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 dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. An unidentified man is speaking. President Truman dedicated the statue in Bolivar, Missouri.

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 dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. An unidentified man is speaking. President Truman dedicated the statue in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (second from left), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. An unidentified man is at the podium speaking. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (third from left) and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

Breaking ground for the first manufacturing unit of an 18-million-dollar ammunition plant, two men thrust spades into a former flax field on the Lake City Arsenal site in Missouri, while civic and military leaders look on. All are unidentified. Earlier, Senator Harry S. Truman and Mayors Gage and Roger T. Sermon also took their turns at the shovel. (See also 66-6255, 6256, and 6257 and 63-11.) From: L. R. Wills

Saluting Naval officers shown on the speakers' platform at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Overview of crowd and speakers' platform during the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Two naval officers shown at the podium at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station Key West. From: White leather album from unknown donor.

Naval officer speaking at the podium with other naval officers seated on the platform at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station in Key West, Florida. From: White leather album from unknown donor.