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Truman at Medal of Honor Exhibit

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with M. Waldo Hatler (right), a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from World War I. They are at a special exhibit on the Congressional Medal of Honor at the Harry s. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Also present are Sergeant Blaine (second from left)) and Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Millett, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War.

Truman with Soldiers at Medal of Honor Exhibit

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Millett (far right), a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for his service in the Korean War. They are attending a special exhibit on the Congressional Medal of Honor at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Also present is Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks (second from left) and Sergeant Blaine (second from right).

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Palace of Pioneers in Sverdlovsk

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman and an unidentified woman viewing exhibits inside the Palace of Pioneers in Sverdlovsk. Back of picture reads, "Gov. Harriman inspecting scientific models made by Young Pioneers (Soviet Boy Scouts) at Palace of Pioneers Sverdlovsk." Back also contains an inscription in Russian which was written by the deputy mayor Kurganov of Sverdlovsk. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Palace of Pioneers in Sverdlovsk During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman and an unidentified woman viewing exhibits inside the Palace of Pioneers in Sverdlovsk located in central Russia. They are inspecting scientific models made by Young Pioneers, Soviet style Boy Scouts. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).