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A crowd gathers to listen to speeches during the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman and others look at the Truman Shrine Memorial placed in front of his birth home in Lamar, Missouri. Left to Right: Leland Cox, unidentified, Harry S. Truman. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman heads up the table at the Birthplace Dedication Banquet in Lamar, Missouri. Man on the far right is Rufus Burrus. All others unidentified. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

A crowd gathers to enter the birth home of Former President Harry S. Truman in Lamar, Missouri. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

The birth home of Former President Harry S. Truman restored by the United Auto Workers Union. Photo taken during the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony in Lamar, Missouri. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) greets others at the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication in Lamar, Missouri. All others are unidentified. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

A crowd listens to a speech made at the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Birthplace Dedication Banquet held in honor of Former President Harry S. Truman by the United Auto Workers Union-C10. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

A crowd listens to speeches at the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony in Lamar, Missouri. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony in Lamar, Missouri. Seated, left to Right: Leonard Woodcock, Vice President of United Auto Workers Union; Governor James Blair; Stuart Symington; Randall Jessee. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.