Ground breaking ceremonies

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington (background, third from left) and Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Butler (background, fourth from left) are attending the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, on right side of podium) with his wife Bess (second from center) and daughter Margaret (third from center) and his sister Mary Jane Truman (second from right) are seated on the stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Sitting around them are also University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right), Basil O'Connor (behind Margaret, partly obscured), and unidentified other people.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left, just in front of flag) is seated with his family at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Margaret can be seen to the right of him, and his sister Mary Jane is to the right of her. University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right) is also seated with the Trumans, and Basil O'Conner is seated behind Margaret Truman, partly obscured. Edwin Pauley can also be seen (third from the right in the background). All others are unidentified.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan (left) and Alex Sachs (third from left) are among the distinguished guests at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Alex Sachs (left) are standing at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman digs the first shovel of dirt at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The others pictured are unidentified.

Margaret Truman (standing) is introduced at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Her father, former President Harry S. Truman is seated second to the left of her, along with her mother, Bess (in gray hat). Seated on the right is Margaret's aunt, Mary Jane Truman. The rest of those in the picture are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman is the keynote speaker at the ground breaking ceremony for the Pratt and Whitney Plant in Kansas City. He is shown speaking at the podium, the sky in the background. Pratt and Whitney later became the Bendix Plant, located in Kansas City, Missouri at 95th and Troost. Donor: Harvey H. Lippincott, archivist of Pratt and Whitney. It was sent to the Truman Library by Floyd A. Walker, editor of Bendix newsletter. Credit photo to Pratt and Whitney. The Pratt and Whitney Archives are located in East Hartford, Connecticut.