Eddie Jacobson's Memorial Chapel Plaque
A close up of the plaque for the chapel of Eddie Jacobson, Jewish friend of President Harry S. Truman. Mr. Jacobson played a role in the founding of the state of Israel. The plaque is dated 1959.
Memorials
Interior View of the Church that Holds the Winston Churchill Memorial
Interior view of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The Winston Churchill Memorial is on the lower level.
Interior Photo of the Church that Holds the Winston Churchill Memorial
Interior photograph of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The Winston Churchill Memorial is on the lower level of the church.
Interior Photo of the Church That Holds the Winston Churchill Memorial
Interior photo of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This church holds the Winston Churchill Memorial on its lower level.
Interior of the Church that Contains the Winston Churchill Memorial
Interior of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The lower level is the location of the Winston Churchill Memorial.
Exterior View of Winston Churchill Memorial at Westminster College
Exterior photo of the Winston Churchill Memorial at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, which is in the lower level of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church on the campus.
Memorial Plaque for Truman Corners
This is an image of a bronze plaque that was installed at the "Truman Homestead Memorial" that Harry S. and Bess W. Truman unveiled at Truman Corners Shopping Center on September 12, 1957. The plaque has small busts of John Anderson Truman, Martha Ellen Young Truman, J. Vivian Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and Mary Jane Truman at the top. Text below the busts commemorates that the site of the shopping center was formerly farmland that belonged to the Truman family. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.
Entryway to Joseph Stalin Memorial
Exterior view of an entryway to a columned building which is situated over another structure of some sort. Location not given. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is thought to have been taken during that trip. This may have been taken in Gori, Georgia which was located in the Soviet Union at the time. The image is believed to be Joseph Stalin's memorial and birthplace preserved in this manner.
Stalin Memorial and Museum in Gori
Full, frontal view of an unidentified columned official looking building. Location is not given. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip. The structure is probably the not yet finished Stalin memorial and museum in the Georgian town of Gori. Thayer writes in his diary: "This is a large white pavilion with columned openings on each side.
Crowd Gathering Near Stalin Memorial and Museum
Exterior view with a columned building in view. A group of dignitaries of some sort are standing in front of the building. Location is not given. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip. The building is probably the Stalin memorial building located in Gori, Georgia, in the Soviet Union, Stalin's birthplace.