Freemasonry

A crowd of people gathered at the edge of a pit during the Independence, Missouri Masonic Temple ground breaking ceremony.

Mary Jane Truman (standing, second from right) attending the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Chicago, Illinois.

Mary Jane Truman as Worthy Grand Matron at a Scottish Rite Reunion. (L-R) Judge Towne Young, William H. Duls, George R. Jordan, Nathan Adams, W. Steve Cooke, Mary Jane Truman, J. Howard Payne, William A. Browning, unidentified girl, unidentified woman, and unidentified boy.

Harry S. Truman wearing an Ararat Shrine Fez. Sent to Mr. Truman by Joe Baker.

Chief Justice Earl Warren's Masonic Seal.

President Harry S. Truman's Masonic Seal.

A photograph showing the chair of the Worshipful Master of a Masonic Lodge with the emblem of God hanging above it. The chair is adorned with the Square and Compass at it's peak.

This masonic exhibit, located at the Harry S. Truman Library, represents President Harry S. Truman's role as a Mason as well as past Presidents who were Masons.

President Harry S. Truman in masonic apron and other associated regalia in Alexandria, Virginia.

Former President Harry S. Truman in the Research Room of the Harry S. Truman Library with two other Masons, Briggs and Mann, standing under the portrait of Truman the Mason.