Statues

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, back to camera), examines a statue of a figurehead from the USS Delaware on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. All others are unidentified.

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

This is a picture of the Harry S. Truman statue while it was unfinished. An unidentified woman is standing on the left.

President Gerald Ford speaks at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Behind him, seated in the front row, are (left to right): Senator Hubert Humphrey, Senator Stuart Symington, Harry Jonas, Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, First Lady Betty Ford, Margaret Truman Daniel, and E. Clifton Daniel. Seated behind Senator Symington is Clark Clifford. Seated behind and to the right of Mr. Daniel is Dr. Benedict Zobrist, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

Harry Jonas, at the podium, speaks at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Standing in the front row from left to right are Senator Hubert Humphrey, Senator Stuart Symington, Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, and Margaret Truman. The man standing behind Stuart Symington is Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

An unidentified man speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

This sketch of a proposed Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri was done by Franta Belsky.

Two unidentified women stand next to the Harry S. Truman Statue at the workshop of artist Gilbert Franklin.

Harry Jonas stands at the podium at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Seated in the front row are (from left to right): Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Margaret Truman, E. Clifton Daniel, four unidentified people, and creator of the statue Gilbert Franklin (far right and standing). All others are unidentified.