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Dining compartment aboard President Truman's train, the Ferdinand Magellan

68-1588
Accession Number
68-1588
9x7 inches
Black & White
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NAID 337840955
Keywords
Railroads
Presidential campaign, 1948
HST Keywords
Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Michigan, Detroit; Truman - Addresses - Labor Day; Trains - Truman - 1948
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Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The dining compartment of President Harry S. Truman's special railroad car, in which he made the trip from Washington, D. C. to Detroit for a Labor Day speech. The car carried him to most parts of the United States in the 1948 Presidential election campaign. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
Date(s)
September 6, 1948