Presidential libraries

Footing number four of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Here the rebar mesh is already in place and leveled. The unidentified construction worker is measuring the depth with a ruler. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Footing number one for the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Footing number three of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Here the rebar mesh is in place. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

An unidentified worker measures the depth of footing number five of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

An unidentified worker measures the depth of footing number five of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

An unidentified worker measures the depth of footing number five of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Footing number ten for the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri is measured with a ruler. Rebar mesh is in place and a workman is measuring the depth. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

Construction tracks can be seen by the beginnings of footings for the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

A truck full of supplies to start building the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is parked on a road behind a fence. There is a workman standing on the top of the trailer. From: Morris R. O'Brien.

A job trailer is parked at the edge of the excavation for the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. A handmade ladder reaches from ground level to the lower area where work is being done. The square holes are prepared for the supporting column of the building. Rebar has already been placed. From: Morris R. O'Brien.