Ground breaking ceremonies

Former President Harry S. Truman with (left to right) Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman (facing Bess), Mary Jane Truman and Edwin Pauley at the Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Margaret Truman as she lifts a shovel of dirt at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman watches Margaret Truman as she places a shovel into dirt at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking ceremony. They are in Slover Park, Independence, Missouri.

Margaret Truman with Harry Jobes (left) and former Secretary of State John Snyder (center) at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking ceremony. They are in Slover Park, Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Mrs. Bess Truman as she digs a spadeful of dirt at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with photographer Vernon Galloway at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman with his family at Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. First row, left to right: former President Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman seated with guests at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are in Slover Park, Independence, Missouri.

Guests seated at the Harry S. Truman Library ground breaking ceremony in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman seated and greeting a man at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. They are in Slover Park, Independence, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pauley are in the background behind Truman.