J.W. Porter

Night snow scene of the front portals of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Artisan making the Presidential Seal for the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri.

Artisan making the Presidential Seal for the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri.

Artisan making of the Presidential Seal for the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, during construction.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) and two unidentified gentlemen at the Harry S. Truman Library during construction of the building.

Former President Harry S. Truman in front of the cornerstone of the Harry S. Truman Library, during construction of the building.

Former President Harry S. Truman moving into his office at the Harry S. Truman Library. Rose Conway is on the left.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with (left to right) David D. Lloyd, Eugene Bailey, Francis Meyers, and Rose Conway, in Mr. Truman's office in the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (2nd left) with three of the workmen at the Harry S. Truman Library during the construction of the building. The man on the right is Raymond Benjamin Perriguey. The other two men are unidentified.