Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train at Bolivar, Missouri

Missouri - Cities - Bolivar; Trains - Truman Aboard; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Others; Truman - Trips - Missouri

People Pictured

Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981

McCraw, Doyle C. 1906-1990

Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Credit:

Abbie Rowe

National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

Description

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.

Date(s)

July 5, 1948

Breadcrumb

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train at Bolivar, Missouri