Harry S. Truman Library

Northwest view of the front exterior of the Harry S. Truman Library.

A photo of the exterior of the Truman Library, looking south, called the Garden Area.

Dr. Philip Brooks, Loren Raines, and John Martino alongside the Presidential Seal after its removal from the north wall of the Truman Library lobby. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Dr. Philip Brooks, Loren Raines, and John Martino alongside the Presidential Seal after its removal from the north wall of the Truman Library. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Dr. Philip Brooks, Loren Raines, and John Martino alongside the Presidential Seal after its removal from the north wall of the Truman Library lobby. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Dr. Philip Brooks, Truman Library Director and Loren Raines stand next to the removed Presidential Seal. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

With the Seal removed from the wall, Director Dr. Philip Brooks supervises while Loren Raines, John Martino, and Wayne Fellows place the Seal on the cart. Milton Perry is behind the Seal. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

From left to right, Wayne Fellows, Milton Perry, and Loren Raines carry the Presidential Seal after its removal from the wall in the main lobby of the Truman Library. Behind Raines is John Martino. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Loren Raines lowers the Presidential Seal to John Martino with Milton Perry, Wayne Fellows, and Dick Corliss below. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

Loren Raines (left) and John Martino (right, behind Seal) remove the Presidential Seal while Dick Corliss (in coat) and photographers from the Kansas City Star document the event. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.