Presidential libraries

Unidentified workmen are walking on the plank that bridges the trench outside the basement walls of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

A truck is unloading concrete to be used in construction of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Workers can walk across the roof of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri even though the walls below are not finished. All people are unidentified. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Work continues on the construction of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Workers are on the roof of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Forms and supports are in the foreground. All are unidentified. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Unidentified men are working on the construction of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, in the dark coat) looks over the construction of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Others are unidentified. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Construction of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, continues to move forward. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Former President Harry S. Truman (foreground), followed by others, surveys the work being done on the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Others are unidentified. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Unidentified men are working on the main floor of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.