Ground breaking ceremonies

Left to right: Tom Evans, Randall Jessee, Harry S. Truman, Msgr. L. Curtis Tiernan and unidentified man. They are at the ground breaking ceremony at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri, for the Harry S. Truman Library. From the album "Official Photographs Missouri State Highway Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri."

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on a platform prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right in the front row, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman stand for the National Anthem prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library. They are in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From the album "Official Photographs Missouri State Highway Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri."

Former President Harry S. Truman speaks at the podium during the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Left to right: Unknown man, former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Truman Library. The photo is autographed by Mr. Truman in the lower left corner: "5/8/55 Harry S. Truman."

Photographers on a platform on top of a car at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Tom Evans (extreme left) and Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with two unidentified men at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony.

Former President Harry S. Truman holds a golden shovel while speaking to the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.