Ex-presidents

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, on right side of podium) with his wife Bess (second from center) and daughter Margaret (third from center) and his sister Mary Jane Truman (second from right) are seated on the stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Sitting around them are also University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right), Basil O'Connor (behind Margaret, partly obscured), and unidentified other people.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left, just in front of flag) is seated with his family at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Margaret can be seen to the right of him, and his sister Mary Jane is to the right of her. University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right) is also seated with the Trumans, and Basil O'Conner is seated behind Margaret Truman, partly obscured. Edwin Pauley can also be seen (third from the right in the background). All others are unidentified.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) is in the Library of his home in Independence, Missouri with Alex Sachs (left). See also as 71-2621, a black and white copy.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor (at podium) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: three unidentified men, Charles Halleck (in front of man with the hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, partly obscured by the podium), former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Mr.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Alex Sachs (left) are standing at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

The distinguished guests and speakers are standing in the front row at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Front row, from left to right: unidentified, Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, Charles Halleck, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Phil Regan, Basil O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, and Missouri Governor James Blair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor stands at the podium at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Standing behind the wall of bunting, from left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (partly obscured by cameraman), former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, Mr. O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, Missouri Governor James T. Blair, and Franklin Floete. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman digs the first shovel of dirt at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The others pictured are unidentified.