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A photographer snaps a picture of Thomas Hart Benton painting on the mural at the Harry S. Truman Library

Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton is the subject of an unidentified photographer as he works on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" that he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 20 (SL2517) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton inspects the mural he is painting in the lobby of the Truman Library

Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton pauses to reflect on the work is he doing on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" which he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 22 (SL2519) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler.