Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) stands with Anthony J. Caserta at the podium of the Truman Library auditorium during the dedication of the Presidential Carillon. Others in the background are unidentified.

Guests attend a dedication of a memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt, New Jersey. This town he created with New Deal funds. The bust of Mr. Roosevelt can be seen in the center. All are unidentified.

Guests attend a dedication of a memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt, New Jersey. This town he created with New Deal funds. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (right, back to camera) can be seen among the guests. Also present were Dore Schary, Governor Richard Hughes, Ben Shahn, and Albert Kastner. All others are unidentified.

The guests are seated in the Harry S. Truman Library auditorium at the dedication of the 35th Division exhibit. All are unidentified.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (first row, second from left) and Mamie Eisenhower (seated directly to his left) attend the dedication of the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas. All others are unidentified.

Representatives of the three presidential eras attend the dedication ceremonies at the new Harry S. Truman Library. Left to right: Bess Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Earl Warren, Herbert Hoover, Basil O'Connor, and former President Harry S. Truman. From: Houston Post. From: Houston Post. Same as 68-1087, only slightly better print.

Independence, Missouri. A beaming Harry S. Truman hands a packet of documents to Dr. Wayne C. Grover, archivist of the United States, officially turning over his papers and mementos in the new Harry S. Truman Library to the government. The exchange took place during dedicatory ceremonies today in front of the library. Averell Harriman is in center, in background. From: Houston Post.

A squadron of planes roars overhead as President Harry S. Truman delivers his speech at the dedication of the 5,000 acre international airport at Idlewild. While the nation's greatest display of peacetime air power was going on, President Truman declared America was determined to remain strong in the cause of peace. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman waves from his car upon his arrival this afternoon for the Idlewild Airport dedication in New York City. At right is New York's mayor, William O'Dwyer. From: Houston Post.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the left and is shown with Fleet Admiral William H. Halsey. Secretary Matthews is visiting Honolulu for the dedication of the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) located in Honolulu.