Courthouses

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is receiving a haircut from Frank Spina in the President's office in the Federal Courthouse on his twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. Spina has been the President's barber for the past twenty-eight years. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

A monument marking the beginning of the Oregon Trail stands on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Louise T. Rixey.

A monument marking the beginning of the Oregon Trail stands on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Louise T. Rixey.

A monument marking the beginning of the Oregon Trail stands on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Louise T. Rixey.

A monument marking the beginning of the Oregon Trail stands on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Louise T. Rixey.

Courthouse - Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany

Jackson County Presiding Judge Harry S. Truman is speaking at the dedication of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. From: Edmund Trissell.

Nice photo of the Jackson County Courthouse on the square in Independence, Missouri. This is where Harry S. Truman served as county judge. This photograph was part of an article by Modern Woodmen Magazine.

One in a series of two color tinted post cards distributed for the Independence Chamber of Commerce. The small circles denote where the Jackson County Court House and the President's home are located. The Jackson County Court House is one of the two locations circled because President Truman started his career there. Donor unknown.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (foreground, left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right), and other unidentified dignitaries sitting on a platform in front of the county courthouse in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Seated in the second row, visible between President Truman and President Gallegos, is the Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Doyle C. McCraw. Seated slightly behind President Truman is the Governor of Missouri, Phil Donnelly.