Vernon Galloway

Missouri Governor James T. Blair and Mrs. Emilie Blair attend the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Herbert Hoover (center) with former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. Others in the photo are unidentified.

From left to right: Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and unidentified others at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Eleanor Roosevelt (second from right) and others at the dedication of Truman Library.

Grandstand at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. In the front row are: two unidentified, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Truman, and Basil O'Connor. Others are unidentified.

Scene of crowds at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.

Scene from the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Independence Mayor and Missouri Governor attending the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right Mrs. Margaret Randall; Independence, Missouri Mayor William Randall; Missouri Governor James T. Blair, and Mrs. Emilie Blair.

White House beam that split under Margaret Truman's piano, on display at the Truman Library.