Knous, William Lee, 1889-1959

President Harry S. Truman (right) walks through a doorway with Colorado Governor William L. Knous (second from right) during a campaign stop in Denver, Colorado. All others are unidentified. From the Campaign Scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

From left to right: Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Colorado Governor Lee Knous; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Kiwanis Club of Denver luncheon at the Albany Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Those in background unidentified.

From left to right: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus; Lee Knous, Governor of Colorado; and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado.

Governor of Colorado Lee Knous (left) and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado.

Governor of Colorado Lee Knous (left) pushes the button to open the Alva B. Adams Tunnel for the first flow of water from Western Colorado to Eastern Colorado. Bureau of Reclamation engineer George Highley is at right. All others unidentified.