Panoramic views of the Oregon Trail which was one of the main overland migration routes on the North American continent, leading from locations on the Missouri River to the Oregon Territory from 1841 to 1869. The Great Plains or so called a the time "Great American Desert" with high plains. Elk at a river bank. Bison or buffalo herd feeding and fighting on the plains. View of a covered wagon of the period seen on the plains. Wagon wheel ruts in limestone rock on ground showing old path the wagons followed. Independence Rock on the Oregon Trail, with carved names of pioneers who carved their names on its surface between 1841 and 1869. View of Sweetwater River. The Missouri River leading to the Oregon territory. An abandoned old wagon wheel on the plains.
People in quaint costumes during a public procession at Santa-Cali-Gon Fete celebrations in Independence, Missouri. A huge crowd on both the sides of streets watches as natives at a procession in quaint costumes re-enact old stories and impersonate characters of old days. Couples and men in quaint dresses. Man in soldier's dress sitting on a horse, smokes cigar. (World War II period).
United States President Johnson makes an informal visit to the home of former President Harry Truman in Independence, Missouri. The two men converse with each other. Harry Truman and his wife stand at door and waive to the crowd.
Senator Harry S Truman, his wife, Bess Wallace and daughter, Mary Margaret walk in the garden at their home in Independence, Missouri in the United States. The family talks and looks at flowers in the garden.
Dedication ceremony of the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Former President of United States Harry S. Truman at the dedication ceremony of the library. Dignitaries including Chief Justice Earl Warren, Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Bess Truman, and Eleanor Roosevelt at the ceremony. Ten thousand people gather for the Masonic rites of dedication. Republican Senate leader William Fife Knowland receives a deed on behalf of the government. Interiors of the library that houses 3 ½ million documents of Truman's seven-year term. At the Truman Museum pictures of Truman with former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Another picture of Truman after winning the presidential election of 1944.
The U.S. Open golf tournament of 1965 in Saint Louis, United States. Golfer Gary Player drives a ball as golf fans looks on. The crowd watches the match as Gary Player battles Kel Nagle in the match. Both players shake hands after Gary Player wins, completing a Grand Slam. Narrator indicates that he gave the winner's purse to charitable causes.
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