Wreath laying ceremonies
Truman at Tomb of Unknowns
President Harry S. Truman, at left, at Memorial Day services honoring the war dead at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Truman Placing a Wreath at George Washington's Tomb
President Harry S. Truman placing a wreath at George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon.
President Truman Placing Wreath
President Harry S. Truman placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Truman and Others at the Lincoln Memorial
From left to right: Harry Vaughan, unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, unidentified, and General Robert Landry at the Lincoln Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony. The gentleman on the right might be Robert Landry. From the Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.
Ceremony at Lafayette Park with French President, Vincent Auriol
The President of France, Vincent Auriol places a wreath at Lafayette Park in memory of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman and officer who assisted the United States during the American Revolution. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"
The Placing of a Wreath on the Monument of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar
The revolution begins with the placing of a wreath on the monument of the liberator, Simon Bolivar during the Second Inter American Statistical Institute Meeting in Bogota, Colombia. Note determined expressions on faces of leaders on front row. Dr. Stuart A. Rice is standing in front row. Others are unidentified.