Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman standing on the rear platform of the presidential train, probably in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the train, and the President is standing on the left on the rear platform, with an unidentified man on the right. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar while visiting Bolivar.

A crowd gathered at a railroad station to greet the presidential train, traveling to or from Bolivar, Missouri. The location of this station is unidentified. President Harry S. Truman traveled to Bolivar with Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar.

The presidential train crossing a bridge on its way to or leaving Bolivar, Missouri. President Harry S. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar while visiting Bolivar with President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela.

General view of the crowd at the train station greeting President Harry S. Truman's train on its way to Bolivar, Missouri where President Truman will dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The identification of this train stop is unknown.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman was there to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mrs. Gallegos, and First Lady Bess W. Truman standing on the rear platform of the presidential train, Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered behind the train. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar during his visit.

At the harbor at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, President Harry S. Truman (left) is welcomed by Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra as he arrives to spend a week in Brazil and address the closing session of the Inter-American Defense Conference at Quitandinha. (Color snapshot is faded.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman at Union Station in Washington, D. C. as he prepares to leave for his western trip to the west coast. L to R: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Senator Scott Lucas, President Truman, Senator J. Howard McGrath (behind Truman, partly obscured), Secretary of State George Marshall, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (shaking hands with the President). Other man unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the rear platform of the presidential train as he is leaving for his western trip to the west coast.

President Harry S. Truman at Union Station in Washington, D. C. as he prepares to leave for his western trip to the west coast. L to R: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Senator Scott Lucas, President Truman, Senator J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of State George Marshall, and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.