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President Harry S. Truman and Family Wave to Supporters in Des Moines, Iowa

64-490
Accession Number
64-490
5.5x6.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343791631
Keywords
Children of presidents
First ladies
Governors
Political candidates
Presidential campaign trips
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidents
Railroads
HST Keywords
Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Iowa; Truman - Dignitaries - Governors; Truman - Family - Wife - Daughter - 1948; Truman - Bess - Campaign - 1944-1956; Truman - Margaret - Campaigns – 1944-1956
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Blue, Robert Donald, 1898-1989
Switzer, Carroll O., 1908-1960
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Associated Press

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Description
President Harry S. Truman and family wave to supporters from the rear of the presidential train in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1948 presidential campaign. From left to right are: Iowa Governor Robert D. Blue, Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor Carrol Switzer, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman. Others in the background are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.
Date(s)
September 18, 1948