National Park Service

Airplanes passing over the county courthouse in Bolivar, Missouri during ceremonies to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The ceremonies were attended by President Harry S. Truman and Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos (not pictured).

Young women from Bolivar High School passing before the reviewing platform on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were sitting in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman and President Gallegos were present to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar.

A marching band passing in formation before the reviewing stand (not visible) on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

Unidentified man on horseback passing in front of the reviewing platform on which President Harry S. Truman (front row, center, right) and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (front row, center, left) were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman and President Gallegos were present to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (foreground, left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right), and other unidentified dignitaries sitting on a platform in front of the county courthouse in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Seated in the second row, visible between President Truman and President Gallegos, is the Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Doyle C. McCraw. Seated slightly behind President Truman is the Governor of Missouri, Phil Donnelly.

President Harry S. Truman (on left in rear seat), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (on right in rear seat), and three unidentified men, seen from behind and to the left, riding in a convertible down the main street in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.

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.

The temporary quarters of the Veterans' Information Center in Washington, D.C., decorated to welcome President Harry S. Truman, who had just returned to Washington after his victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the rear platform of the presidential train, shaking hands with an unknown man. The train is in Union Station, Washington, D.C. President Truman had just returned from a campaign trip.