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President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of his railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan," on the occasion of his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Army-Navy football game. From left to right: unidentified, Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel, Pennsylvania Governor James Duff (mostly obscured), President Truman, unidentified, and Senator Francis J. Myers.

Earl Shaner, John Hurndell, and Dick Johnston, members of the Reparations Mission, with the local mayor of Penchihu, Manchuria, and other unidentified people. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

President Harry S. Truman (right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left), and Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (center) are sitting in a convertible, with other cars and a crowd in the background in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

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.

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are sitting in the rear seat of a convertible. The car is in the train station at Bolivar, Missouri; several unidentified people are standing around. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman (seated on left), Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Dr. Doyle C. McCraw (center), and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated on right), are seated at a table, engaged in conversation, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. Others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri, after receiving the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Standing from left to right: unidentified man; Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly; President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela; Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar; and President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (far right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (on left in front), and Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman has just received the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the background on the rear platform is unidentified.

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw, President Harry S. Truman, and General Harry Vaughan are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train during a playing of the national anthem. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman was to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

Robert F. Kennedy (center) meets with William Sermon, Mayor of Independence, Missouri (left) and Rudy Roper, Mayor of Sugar Creek, Missouri (right) at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library while campaigning for his brother John F. Kennedy. Donor: Alex M. Petrovic