Memorials

Aerial photograph taken over Washington, D.C., showing the Washington Monument on the right, the Jefferson Memorial on the left, and Washington National Airport in the background across the river.

Aerial photograph taken over Washington, D.C., showing the Washington Monument on the left and the Jefferson Memorial on the right at the edge of the Tidal Basin.

Aerial photograph taken over Washington, D.C., showing the Jefferson Memorial on the right at the edge of the Tidal Basin.

Aerial photograph taken over Washington, D.C., showing the Washington Monument on the right and Jefferson Memorial on the left.

Armistice Day Ceremony at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (long shot).

Armistice Day Ceremony at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (long shot). All people are unidentified.

Armistice Day Ceremony at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (long shot).

Armistice Day Ceremony at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (long shot).

Shown is the American Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France during the 32nd Annual Memorial Day Service. From: Dean Acheson Papers.

Group of men viewing plaque on the Harry S. Truman Bridge, Kansas City, Missouri, with Independence, Missouri mayor Roger Sermon second from right. Others unidentified. The plaque states: "For Harry S. Truman, who in the midst of the most devastating and extensive war of all time, became the 32nd President of the United States of America, this structure is named the President Harry S. Truman Bridge, and is dedicated to the service of this nation in war and peace by the railroads that built it. The Milwaukee Road, H.A. Scandrett, Trustee; Rock Island Lines, J.D.