National Park Service

A band plays for the entertainment of the crowd during the ceremonies in Bolivar, Missouri at which President Harry S. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar.

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.

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.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (second from left), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. An unidentified man is at the podium speaking. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (third from left) and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

Front row, from left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Gallegos has just been presented with the key to the city. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri, after receiving the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Standing from left to right: unidentified man; Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly; President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela; Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar; and President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (far right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (on left in front), and Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman has just received the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the background on the rear platform is unidentified.

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw, President Harry S. Truman, and General Harry Vaughan are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train during a playing of the national anthem. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman was to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

Crowds of people gather in Bolivar, Missouri for the arrival of President Harry S. Truman and President Gallegos of Venezuela. The men were in Bolivar for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.