Missouri State Parks System

Former President Harry S. Truman poses at his Birthplace Dedication in Lamar, Missouri. Left to Right: unidentified, Leland Cox, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, John Panlow, Ted Marks (behind Truman), Harry S. Truman, Rufus Burrus (behind Truman), Charles Holcomb. Rear: Georgia Neese Clark Gray (in white hat). Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a fellow Battery "D" veteran (unidentified) during the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony. Row 1: (right to left) Randall Jessee, unidentified, Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan, Senator Stuart Symington, unidentified. All others are unidentified. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

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

Former President Harry S. Truman (standing at counter) signs a document during the dedication of his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. Standing behind Truman is Rufus Burrus. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

The men stand in front of the well outside of Former President Harry S. Truman's Birth home in Lamar, Missouri. Left to Right: unidentified, Harry S. Truman, Leland Cox Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman looks at the marble Truman Shrine Memorial placed in front of his birth home in Lamar, Missouri, during the Birthplace Dedication. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks at the dedication of his birth home during the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication Ceremony. Seated behind Truman on the left is Randall Jessee. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman signs the guest book in his birth home during the Birthplace Dedication in Lamar, Missouri. Left to Right: Harry S. Truman, Leland Cox, unidentified, Rufus Burrus, Joseph Jaeger, Ted Marks, unidentified. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Former President Harry S. Truman tours the rooms in his birth home during the Birthplace Dedication in Lamar, Missouri. Left to right: Harry S. Truman, Rufus Burrus. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.