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President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) hold ceremonial keys while on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. Second from the left is Governor of Missouri Phil Donnelly. Second from the right is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) hold ceremonial keys while on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. Standing in the middle is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, the Mayor of Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman, left, stands at attention while at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri. Also present are Mayor of Bolivar, Dr. Doyle C. McCraw (center rear); and Governor of Missouri, Phil Donnelly (right rear). President Truman is in Bolivar for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.

A young couple dances as others look on while at a celebration in Bolivar, Missouri. All in photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, second from left, stands with Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, at a dedication ceremony for a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri in July 1948.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, second from right, stand on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. On the right is Major General Harry Vaughan. Second from the left is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, right, stand at attention at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the center is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

Baton twirlers march in a 4th of July parade in Bolivar, Missouri, 1948, during the festivities surrounding the dedication of the Simon Bolivar statue.

President Harry S. Truman, on stage - front right, and Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, on stage - front left, watch a band pass during a parade in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left), and Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (center) are sitting in a convertible, with other cars and a crowd in the background in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.