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During his trip home from what he described as a "grand visit" to Canada, President Harry S. Truman viewed Niagara Falls. With the Canadian falls roaring in the background, Mr. Truman is shown shaking hands with Mayor William L. Houck of Niagara Falls, Ontario. "I'm glad I don't have to go over the falls in a barrel," the President remarked. The presidential special pulled up on the Canadian side to let the President and his family motor around the falls. Others in the photo are unidentified. Donor: Bjorn Bjornson.

Dedication ceremony of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence. Pictured left to right in front row: unidentified, Independence Mayor Robert P. Weatherford, unidentified, Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Truman, Basil O'Connor, unidentified at podium. from: Copied from photographs loaned to the Library by Mary Shaw Branton.

President Harry S. Truman is holding a book with an unidentified woman at the Jackson County Library. Independence, Missouri Mayor Robert Weatherford is at the extreme right. The rest of the crowd is unidentified.

From Left to right, Margaret Truman, Estelle (Mrs. Roger T.) Sermon, Mrs. Bess Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, and Roger T. Sermon stand outside of the Truman home.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon in association with the dedication of the Liberty Bell replica given to Independence, MO, by the people of Annecy-le-Vieux, France. From left to right at the head table are Mary Jane Truman, Blevins Davis, President Truman, unidentified man (standing), Mayor Robert Weatherford (standing), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon in association with the dedication of the Liberty Bell replica given to Independence, MO, by the people of Annecy-le-Vieux, France. From left to right at the head table are Blevins Davis, President Truman, unidentified man (standing), Mayor Robert Weatherford (standing), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon in association with the dedication of the Liberty Bell replica given to Independence, MO, by the people of Annecy-le-Vieux, France. From left to right at the head table are Mary Jane Truman, Blevins Davis, President Truman, unidentified man (standing), Mayor Robert Weatherford (standing), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

Independence, Missouri Mayor Roger Sermon (at microphone, left) gives an address on the courthouse steps in Independence, Missouri, during the celebration of President Harry S. Truman's victory in the 1948 presidential election. Next to Mayor Sermon is President Truman and Margaret Truman. All others are unidentified.

Standing before a row of chairs set up in front of the new Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, a group of dignitaries gathers for the dedication ceremonies. Right to left are: India Edwards (former head of the Democratic Women's Committee), Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, and former President Herbert Hoover. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Library Dedication.

Standing before a row of chairs set up in front of the new Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, a group of dignitaries gathers for the dedication ceremonies. Right to left are: Georgia Neece Clark Gray, India Edwards, Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, and former President Herbert Hoover. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Library Dedication