Freemasonry

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) receives a certificate from members of the Grand Lodge of the Free Ancient and Accepted Masons of Florida. The certificate is a resolution from the group, making President Truman an honorary life member and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. President Truman received this honor while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman (center in the black, to the left of the man in the light suit) is called upon by the members of the Grand Lodge of Florida Free Ancient and Accepted Masons as he vacations in Key West. The members themselves are unidentified, but they bestowed upon President Truman an honorary life membership and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. From volume 5 of Matt Connelly's scrapbooks.

Artifacts related to President Harry S. Truman's various Masonic activities is on exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.

Clarence H. Osthagen, Imperial Potentates Aide of Almas Temple, and an unidentified lady.

Portrait of David Willock Wallace in his Knights Templar uniform.

President Harry S. Truman is pictured here in his Masonic regalia in Alexandria, Virginia.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with fellow Masons from Grandview Lodge number 618 AF and AM. The people in the photos other than the former President are not identified. From: Phil Parish, Overland Park, KS.

Former President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left) in a group photo. The men are members of Grandview Masonic Lodge #618 AF & AM. The other men are not identified.

This picture shows artist Charles Banks Wilson (left) with Charles Rosenberger, the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Oklahoma Scottish Rite Masons. Between the men is a portrait of Rosenberger, painted by Mr. Wilson. From Charles B. Wilson.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) is shown in a three-way handshake with comedian George Jessel and DeMolay leader Frank Land. Former President Truman has signed on the verso, "Frank Land in the center George Jessel on the left."