Museums

A group of unidentified dignitaries tour exhibits relating to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Museum at Ford's Theater.

A group of unidentified dignitaries in the doorway of the Lincoln Museum at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., the site of President Lincoln's assassination. This event was part of the celebration of Lincoln's birthday.

Color photograph of the bronze Menorah presented by Rabbi Lazier Wimpa to President Harry S. Truman on May 8, 1951. It was presented as a gift of state by Prime Minister David Ben Gurion of Israel. Negative made from slide SL-1955.

Le Squelette - Mausolee de Rene de Chalons in Bar-le-Duc. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Musee du Louvre La Galerie d'Apollon in Paris, after World War I. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Museum exhibit (Colonial soldier) at Marine Corp Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Museum exhibit (Colonial soldier) at Marine Corp Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Museum exhibit (World War I soldier) at Marine Corp Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Museum exhibit (Colonial soldier) at Marine Corp Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Color reproduction of the Thomas Hart Benton mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" on the wall in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. An overlay in the center where the door is bears the words: 77th Birthday - President Harry S. Truman - May 8, 1961 - Mural Painting "Independence and the Opening of the West" by Thomas Hart Benton. This lithograph was passed out for the 77th birthday of President Truman. See also 97-1937. (Original in oversize drawer.) Reproduction of works by Thomas Hart Benton must be approved by VAGA.