Visits of state

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (back seat, left); Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (back seat, center); and President Harry S. Truman (back seat, right) sitting in a convertible, driving down the street in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is lined up on the street to watch the motorcade pass. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. 

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are sitting in the rear seat of a convertible. The car is in the train station at Bolivar, Missouri; several unidentified people are standing around. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) on the rear platform of the presidential train, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman is hugging another man, presumably President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela. An unidentified man is on the left in the photo. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (seated on left), Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Dr. Doyle C. McCraw (center), and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated on right), are seated at a table, engaged in conversation, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. Others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. President Truman is speaking. President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela is seated on the front row to the left of the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (in light-colored suit, standing to the left of the podium) and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. Everyone is standing, hat and hand over heart, as a band plays. A statue of Simon Bolivar stands beside the platform. President Truman dedicated the statue. This event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. An unidentified man is speaking. President Truman dedicated the statue in Bolivar, Missouri.