Parks

Glenwood Park property, Jackson County, Missouri, looking south, showing the lagoon, adjoining Hill Park on the west. An accompanying letter dated June 30, 1930, is addressed to the Honorable Judges of the County Court offering to sell approximately six acres of land to enlarge Hill Park on 23rd Street. The letter is supported by a blueprint map of Hill Park and adjacent land and a booklet containing seven black and white, 8x10" photos of the park. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza of Mr. Truman's desk in the working office).

Hill Park, Jackson County, Missouri, looking north from 23rd Street. An accompanying letter dated June 30, 1930, is addressed to the Honorable Judges of the County Court offering to sell approximately six acres of land to enlarge Hill Park on 23rd Street. The letter is supported by a blueprint map of Hill Park and adjacent land and a booklet containing seven black and white, 8x10" photos of the park. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza in Mr. Truman's desk in the working office).

Hill Park, Jackson County, Missouri, looking east, showing the south entrance to the Park at the 23rd Street entrance. An accompanying letter dated June 30, 1930, is addressed to the Honorable Judges of the County Court offering to sell approximately six acres of land to enlarge Hill Park on 23rd Street. The letter is supported by a blueprint map of Hill Park and adjacent land and a booklet containing seven black and white, 8x10" photos of the park. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza of Mr. Truman's desk in the working office).

Hill Park, Jackson County, Missouri, looking south, showing the south view of the Park, 23rd at the entrance and bridge over Rock Creek. An accompanying letter dated June 30, 1930, is addressed to the Honorable Judges of the County Court offering to sell approximately six acres of land to enlarge Hill Park and adjacent land and a booklet containing seven black and white 8" x 10" photos of the park. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza in HST's working office at the Truman Library - Truman Papers: Papers as County Judge).

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at a table in an enclosed picnic area at Slover Park, Independence, Missouri, the site of the proposed Truman Library. With him are, left to right: Rex M. Whitton, Chief Engineer, State Highway Commission; Mr. Truman; Harris Rodgers, Missouri Highway Commissioner; and Alonzo Gentry, architect for the Truman Library. Their names and occupations are written on the photo in Mr. Truman's handwriting. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman; Bess Truman; Basil O'Connor, President of the Library Committee; Dean Acheson, Vice President of the Library Committee and David Lloyd, Executive Director of the Library Committee, inspect the site of the Harry S. Truman Library at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From: Copied from original photographs loaned to the library by Harry Barth. Originals were returned to Mr. Barth.

The press at Flag Day Exercises in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. This was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the west coast. He is not in this picture. From: The album The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States. Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy donor

Sign of Los Adais, Historical Park near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Sent to President Truman by John D. O'Halloran.

Flagpole marking the site of Los Adais near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Sent to President Truman by John D. O'Halloran.

Los Adais near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. General view of historical park. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Established by the Spanish, abandoned in 1773. Sent to President Harry S. Truman by John D. O'Halloran.