Caption: Members of the Honor Guard carry the casket of former president Harry S. Truman up the steps of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The cakset lay in state in the lobby of the Library until the funeral on December 28, 1972. All people pictured are unidentified.
Honor Guard Carrying Harry S. Truman's Casket
- 12/27/1972
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This primary source comes from the Collection HST-AVC: Audiovisual Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 6789283
Full Citation: Honor Guard Carrying Harry S. Truman’s Casket; 12/27/1972; Collection HST-AVC: Audiovisual Collection,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/honor-guard-carrying-harry-s-trumans-casket/, April 1, 2026]
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