Monuments

Proposed monument design for the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Proposed monument design for the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Proposed monument design for the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Preliminary design of monument for the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Unidentified soldiers during the "Crusade for Freedom" television program and motorcade. They are on the lawn in front of the Washington Monument.

The Il Vittoriano, a monument in honor of the first king of unified Italy, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome. This photo was taken while Reathel Odum accompanied Margaret Truman on her vacation trip to Europe.

Stereoscope photo of Reathel Odum on the south grounds of the White House, with the Washington Monument in the background. At this time, Ms. Odum served as secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman.

Unidentified citizens, soldiers, and dignitaries participate in a ceremony to dedicate a monument to General Douglas MacArthur to commemorate the American landing at Leyte, Philippines on October 20, 1944. Donor: John Paxton.

View of the Ramses II temple located in Nubia (southern Egypt), near the borders of Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Unidentified monument with a building in the background and a fountain and reflecting pool in the foreground.