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Truman in Thompsonville, Connecticut

2004-237
Accession Number
2004-237
8x6.25 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350375196
Keywords
Presidential campaign trips
Presidential campaign, 1952
Presidents
Railroads
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Connecticut - Thompsonville; Trains - 1952; Truman - Addresses - Political Campaigns - 1952; Truman - Campaigns - 1952
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Stout, Stewart G., d. 1974
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Credit:
Hartford Courant

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman standing the rear of a train platform, speaking and campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Signs on the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." Secret Service agent Stu Stout stands in the lower right corner (second from right). Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Date(s)
October 16, 1952