Bess Truman's maternal grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, built the house in 1867, and added a grand addition to the two story house in 1885. The result was one of the most prestigious Victorian homes in Independence with 14 rooms and a little less than 8,800 square feet.
— at President Harry S. Truman home - Independence, Missouri.
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The fence makes it hard to read the historic sign about the Truman House, but you can read it at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=34731
— at President Harry S. Truman home - Independence, Missouri.
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Ranger Sarah at the Truman Home at 219 North Delaware St., Independence, Missouri, This was the home of Harry S Truman from the time of his marriage to Bess Wallace in 1919, until his death on December 26, 1972.
— at President Harry S. Truman home - Independence, Missouri.
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Ranger Sarah is at Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri. Behind Ranger Sarah is the Truman Home.
— at President Harry S. Truman home - Independence, Missouri.
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KCUR: Kansas City Public Library and Kansas City Star launch huge database of newspaper photographs. “The Kansas City Library and Kansas City Star have collaborated to release The Star’s historical photo archives, which features hundreds of thousands of photos spanning much of the 20th century.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/13/kcur-kansas-city-public-library-and-kansas-city-star-launch-huge-database-of-newspaper-photographs/St. Louis Magazine: Moonlighting librarians save the RFT’s online archive from its post-porn purge. “A newly available digital archive that encompasses much of the recent history of the Riverfront Times went live yesterday. It is the brainchild of Joshua Lawrence and Jaclyn Crow, two St. Louisans with a passion for local history…. The database currently has about 2,000 articles from the […]
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