Monuments

Grotte Et Monument, Nice, France. From an album of Lorain Cunningham. Lorain Cunningham served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Photo of the Washington Monument and Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as seen beyond a fountain and through a grove of trees in full leaf. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Plaque on Truman Boulevard in Port au Prince, Haiti. Sent to President Harry S. Truman through Bryce Smith, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.

Russian soldiers sit on the steps of a memorial to the Kaiser and on his statue in Berlin, Germany, after the end of World War II. Some destruction from Allied bombing can be seen at the left of the memorial. Donor: Barney Ricketts.

A group of Gold Star mothers visiting the graves of their sons and other monuments in France, part of a larger party escorted by Army Officers, including A. Robert Ginsburgh (not shown). This photo was taken at Lafayette Escadrille Monument in Garches, near Paris, France, where 18 soldiers and 21 of their former comrades of the Escadrille are buried beneath the monument. The women are unidentified, but the officers on the top row are, left to right, Lieut. Heitman, Major Bolibaugh, and Lieut. White.

A view from the Washington Monument showing the huge crowd which turned out to give General Johnathan Wainwright a hero's reception, today, in the nation's capital. The shadow of the monument can be seen in the corner of picture. From: Beth Gore.

Monument on grounds of U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos taken during President Truman's trip to the Marine Training School at Quantico, Virginia. From: Album of 55 8x10 black and white photographs of a visit by President Truman to the Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

Aerial view of the Washington Monument on inauguration day. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial and Roosevelt Island. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

An unidentified man, two "Gold Star mothers," and A. Robert Ginsburgh (Army, at right) stand on the site of the Lafayette Escadrille Monument at Garches, near Paris, France. The two women are part of a larger group visiting the graves of their sons, and several monuments. (See also 2003-484.)