O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, on right side of podium) with his wife Bess (second from center) and daughter Margaret (third from center) and his sister Mary Jane Truman (second from right) are seated on the stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Sitting around them are also University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right), Basil O'Connor (behind Margaret, partly obscured), and unidentified other people.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left, just in front of flag) is seated with his family at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Margaret can be seen to the right of him, and his sister Mary Jane is to the right of her. University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right) is also seated with the Trumans, and Basil O'Conner is seated behind Margaret Truman, partly obscured. Edwin Pauley can also be seen (third from the right in the background). All others are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor (at podium) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: three unidentified men, Charles Halleck (in front of man with the hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, partly obscured by the podium), former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Mr.

Chief Justice Earl Warren is speaking at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. The people seated behind Justice Warren that are visible include (from right to left): Senator William Knowland, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg, and Basil O'Connor. All others are unidentified.

The distinguished guests and speakers are standing in the front row at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Front row, from left to right: unidentified, Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, Charles Halleck, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Phil Regan, Basil O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, and Missouri Governor James Blair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor stands at the podium at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Standing behind the wall of bunting, from left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (partly obscured by cameraman), former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, Mr. O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, Missouri Governor James T. Blair, and Franklin Floete. All others are unidentified.

Senator William Knowland (background left), Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (second from left, back to camera), Senator Stuart Symington (third from left in background), Basil O'Connor (center), former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (third from right), and former First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, back to camera) are attending the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Dedication in Independence, Missouri. All others in the picture are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with president of Truman Library, Inc., Basil O'Connor (second from left) and Tom Evans (second from right) at the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, Truman Library, Inc. president Basil O'Connor, and former President Harry S. Truman at dedication ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman on the day of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right Mrs. Bess Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, Basil O'Connor, president of Truman Library, Inc., and former President Truman.