Memorials

View of the crowd listening to former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the ceremonies of the World War I Memorial (Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri).

President Harry S. Truman, left, is shown with cane in hand while on a morning stroll. He is accompanied by his secret service detail. The Washington Memorial is in view behind them. This photograph is believed to have been taken the day after the assassination attempt on him while he was staying at Blair House. Others in view are not identified.

This is a view of a cross erected in an empty schoolyard in Copenhagen, Denmark, in memory of the children who were at the school and were killed when an American bomber crashed into the building during World War II. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks attends a memorial service in honor of the men that died from the USS Essex during the Battle of Valparaiso in 1814. From left, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, United States Ambassador Cecil Lyon, and Rear Admiral Jorge Escobedo Diaz. All others pictured are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (center) attends a memorial service in Valparaiso, Chile for American navy crew members that died during the Battle of Valparaiso in 1814 from the USS Essex. From left to right: Mayor of Valparaiso, Santiago Diaz Buzeta; Commander of National Police of Valparaiso; Rear Admiral Parks; United States Ambassador to Chile, Cecil Lyon; and Rear Admiral Jorge Escobedo of the Chilean Navy. All others are unidentified.

The United States Ambassador to Chile, Cecil Lyon, stands at the podium and speaks in honor of the men that died from the USS Essex during the Battle of Valparaiso in 1814. Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks is pictured third from left. All others are unidentified.

President of Ecuador, Galo Plaza's motorcade passes the Lincoln Memorial. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador to the United States of American, June 10 to 29, 1951"

Rock Memorial, right, near Logan, Utah, dedicated to E.C. Shepard, Supervisor of Cache National Forest.

Close Up of Plaque Honoring Harry T. Gisborne. It reads, "Harry T. Gisborne; 1893-1949; Inspiring, Enthusiastic, Far-seeing; Pioneer in Forest Fire Research." See also photo 2009-3653.

President Harry S. Truman carried his presidential campaign to the Illinois State Capitol when he spoke in Springfield Monday. The Chief Executive is pictured as he placed a floral wreath on the tomb of Abraham Lincoln at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. From: Houston Post.