Kansas City Star

A group of survivors from the atomic bombings of Japan and others gather in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library to hear former President Harry S. Truman give a speech. All are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) gathers with former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (second from right, back to camera), numismatic expert Joseph B. Stack (second from left), and James R. Fuchs in front of a coin exhibit. The men were attending the coin ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Library, at which a set of coins issued by every President was given to the Library. Others in the background are unidentified.

An unidentified man poses for a photo in the Harry S. Truman Library, in Independence, Missouri. He was part of a group of survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan that traveled to Missouri to hear former President Harry S. Truman give a speech.

Harry S. Truman Library employee, Helen Luckey, was awarded secretary of the year.

Employees at the Harry S. Truman Library are sitting in an office. J.R. Fuchs is facing the camera. On the left is Curator Milton Perry, and on the right is archivist Phil Lagerquist, who is reading a document.

Harry S. Truman Library employee, Helen Luckey, was awarded secretary of the year.

Senator Harry S. Truman is sitting down with a young unidentified boy sitting on his lap.

Senator Harry S. Truman gives a speech at a cornerstone laying ceremony for the post office in Savannah, Missouri. He is wearing Masonic regalia and standing behind a lectern, with two pitchers sitting next to him.

President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech at the University of Kansas City campus in Kansas City, Missouri. The speech is in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Kansas City School of Law, which President Harry S. Truman briefly attended. Standing in the background on the left is President Truman's Naval Aide, Captain James Vardaman. In the foreground, two boys are holding up something, covered with a cloth. All others are unidentified. The original photograph is heavily retouched.

Vietta Garr, long time cook for the Truman family, is preparing a meal while managing the soda fountain and lunch counter at Crown Drug on 12th and Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri.