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Truman and Gallegos Riding in Convertible in Bolivar, Missouri

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. 

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos Riding in Convertible in Bolivar, Missouri

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.

Truman and Gallegos at Statue Dedication in Bolivar, Missouri

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.

Truman and Gallegos at Dedication of Statue in Bolivar, Missouri

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.

Truman and Gallegos at Dedication of Statue in Bolivar, Missouri

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.

Truman and Gallegos at Statue Dedication

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.