Ex-presidents

(From Left) Former President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Arleigh Burke, and other unidentified officers at the World War I Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, watching a parade.

Former President Harry S. Truman with his wife, former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, at a railway station in St. Louis, Missouri. The photo was retouched to eliminate all people in the background. The original version of the photo is photo number 62-736-01.

Former President Harry S. Truman and his wife, Bess Wallace Truman, at a railway station in St. Louis, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) meets with an unidentified Watson Brothers official. Watson Brothers transported the World War I 75mm gun to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (far right) visits with unidentified Watson Brothers officials, who transported the World War I 75mm gun to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) visits with an unidentified official of Watson Brothers, who transported the 75mm gun from World War I to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right back corner) and unidentified others stand in a semi-truck at the Watson Transportation Company offices and warehouse. They are viewing the French 75mm artillery piece, similar to the one used by Truman in World War I, that was donated to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) stands inside a semi-truck alongside the French 75mm gun at the Watson Transportation Company offices and warehouse and touches it as unidentified viewers look on. Truman used a French 75mm artillery piece while he served in World War I, and this weapon was donated to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right, in long coat) and unidentified others stand in a semi-truck at the Watson Transportation Company offices and warehouse. They are viewing the French 75mm artillery piece, similar to the one used by Truman in World War I, that was donated to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (in hat, left of group) and an unidentified group of men stand alongside a semi-truck at the Watson Transportation Company office and warehouse. The truck was used to haul a World War I-era French 75mm artillery piece that was donated to the Truman Library.