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Truman and Charles Patrick Clark and others at Mayflower Hotel

Former President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left) poses with a group of men and women assembled for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. The only person identifiable is Charles Patrick Clark (on Truman's right, fourth from the left) who was Associate Chief Counsel for The Truman Committee when Truman was a Senator in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Photo of the Colgan family, Rochester Campbell, Roma Spencer, Milbra, Virginia, and Murray Truman

Sitting out of doors on lawn furniture are, left to right, Roma Spencer Colgan, Milbra "Colga" Colgan (Mrs. Murray Colgan), and Virginia Elizabeth Colgan (Mrs. Bruner). The two men standing are Rochester Campbell Colgan II (left); and Murray Truman Colgan. The family met to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Murray Truman and Milbra "Colga" Colgan. (See 2005-81 and 82.) Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, father of former President Harry S. Truman. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Group picture of the Colgan family

Colgan family members pose out of doors by their house. Left to right are: Murray Truman Colgan, Milbra "Colga" Colgan (wife of Murray), daughter Virginia Elizabeth Colgan (Mrs. Bruner), and son Rochester Campbell Colgan, II. Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, the father of former President Harry S. Truman. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Photo of Frances Hill with Virginia, Milbra, and Roma Colgan

In fur-trimmed winter coats and hats, four ladies strike a pose for the camera. Left to right are: Frances Hill, Virginia Elizabeth Colgan Bruner (daughter of Murray Truman Colgan and Milbra "Colga" Colgan), Milbra "Colga" Colgan (wife of Murray Truman Colgan), and Roma Spencer Colgan. Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, the father of former President Harry S. Truman. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Virginia, Murray, Milbra, and Rochester Colgan in the yard on Overton Street in Independence

Colgan family members pose in the front yard of a house on Overton Street in Independence, Missouri, built by Murray Truman Colgan. Sitting on a swing are Murray Truman Colgan and Milbra "Colga" Colgan. Sitting on the ground in front of them are Virginia Elizabeth Colgan (later to marry R.E. Bruner) and Rochester Campbell Colgan. Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman, sister of John Anderson Truman. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society.