St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bess W. Truman (left) and former President Harry S. Truman (right) at a railway station in St. Louis, Missouri. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman viewing the almost completed mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Truman Library. Mural by Thomas Hart Benton.

Fitzpatrick cartoon of an elephant with the caption, "Must have hit him in the sound track". The elephant has been shot with an arrow that says "HST".

Aerial photo of Missouri River flood.

Aerial view of damage caused by the Missouri River flood.

Aerial photo of President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Independence, flying over areas flooded by the Missouri River.

Aerial view areas damaged by the flooding of the Missouri River. President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Independence, can be see flying over, viewing the damaged areas.

Aerial photo of President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Independence, flying over Missouri River flood.

Aerial view of a structure damaged by the Missouri River flood.

Aerial view of Missouri River flood.