Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Former President Herbert Hoover (center) with Dr. Harold Elliott (left) and Dr. Elmer Ellis (right) at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

First Lady Bess W. Truman (standing, left), Margaret Truman (seated, left), and Mary Jane Truman (seated, right) attend a luncheon in Bolivar, Missouri, in honor of the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar. All others are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman attempting to break a bottle of champagne against the nose of a Navy hospital evacuation plane in order to christen it. A Navy officer is reaching up with a tool to bang the bottle and help her break it, after repeated vain attempts by Mrs. Truman. Standing behind Mrs. Truman is George Elsey.

From left to right, Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, and Senator Harry S. Truman at the launching of the USS Missouri. Margaret is preparing to break the champagne bottle on the bow of the ship.

Margaret Truman (second from left), Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary during christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri. The woman to the left of Margaret Truman is Jane Tunstall Lingo. Others are unidentified.

Crowds at the Harry S. Truman Library Dedication.

View of the crowd listening to former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the ceremonies of the World War I Memorial (Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri).

Jane Tunstall Lingo (left) and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly (right) on the podium with Margaret Truman (center) while she breaks the champagne bottle against the bow of the USS Missouri during its christening ceremonies.

The christening and launching ceremonies for the USS Missouri drew a large crowd.