Ground breaking ceremonies

A crowd listens to musical entertainment provided by a band and choir during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington, D.C. All people are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with president of Truman Library, Inc., Basil O'Connor (second from left) and Tom Evans (second from right) at the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Unidentified photographers take pictures of former President Harry S. Truman during the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library.

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

Former President Harry S. Truman digs into the dirt with a golden shovel during ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

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

Former President Harry S. Truman gives a speech from the podium at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman at the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Robert E. Hannegan (right) and an unidentified man at what is probably a ground-breaking ceremony at an unidentified construction site. The photo is autographed by the man on the left; the autograph is illegible.

The Independence Lions Club donated a gold-plated shovel for former President Harry S. Truman (center, foreground) to use at the Harry S. Truman Library groundbreaking at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. Members of Local 34 of the American Federation of Musicians played at the event. Others in the background are unidentified. From: Copied from original photographs loaned to the library by Harry Barth. Originals were returned to Mr. Barth.