Monuments

D.A.R. Lauds President of Old Trails Association at Pioneer Monument

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County Judge Harry S. Truman (President of the Old Trails Association) speaks at the dedication of the Madonna of the Trails Pioneer Monument in Lexington, Missouri. He is presented with a pair of bookend replicas of the monument by representatives of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who donated the statue. Mrs. John Trigg Moss, from St. Louis, Chairman of the National Old Trails Road Committee of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, had a prominent part in the ceremony. Voiceover narration is by Graham McNamee.

Still under construction is a stone Buddha started 14 years ago in Japan

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Still under construction is a stone Buddha started 14 years ago, in Japan. From a Scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946

Japanese bell ringer is shown ringing one of the big bells at the shrines at Nikko, Japan

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Japanese bell ringer is shown ringing one of the big bells at the Toshogu shrine at Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946

Shrines as seen at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, Japan

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One of the finest examples of intricate ornamentation commonly found on shrines as seen at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

Shrine of Toshogu at Nikko, Japan

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The original three monkeys, "See no evil, Speak no evil, and Hear no evil," decorate the Shrine of Toshogu at Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

Here for centuries have flocked the faithful to pray to ancient deities at the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan

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Here for centuries have flocked the faithful to pray to ancient deities at the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

View of the walk which leads up to the first entrance to the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan

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View of the walk which leads up to the first entrance to the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

View inside Japanese shrine at Nikko, Japan

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View inside Japanese shrine at Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946

Truman, Stalin, and Churchill photo

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Monuments with photos of (from left to right) Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill.

Outdoor picture of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin

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Large outdoor picture of (from left to right)Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin with two unidentified men in the foreground.

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