Gerald Massie

President Harry S. Truman, second from left, stands with Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, at a dedication ceremony for a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri in July 1948.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, second from right, stand on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. On the right is Major General Harry Vaughan. Second from the left is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, right, stand at attention at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the center is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

Baton twirlers march in a 4th of July parade in Bolivar, Missouri, 1948, during the festivities surrounding the dedication of the Simon Bolivar statue.

President Harry S. Truman, on stage - front right, and Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, on stage - front left, watch a band pass during a parade in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left), and Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (center) are sitting in a convertible, with other cars and a crowd in the background in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

A statue of Simon Bolivar is unveiled at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri in July 1948. Onlookers include Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left of statue with back turned. All others in photograph are unidentified.

A young woman, evidently the queen of the parade, poses for a photo with flowers and a crown in Bolivar, Missouri.

Venezuelan President, Romulo Gallegos, speaks in Bolivar, Missouri.

A photograph of the statue of Simon Bolivar which stands in Bolivar, Missouri.