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Lounge Compartment of President Truman's Train

68-1589
Accession Number
68-1589
9x7 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 337840957
Keywords
Presidential campaign, 1948
Railroads
HST Keywords
Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Michigan, Detroit; Truman - Addresses - Labor Day; Trains - Truman - 1948
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Credit:
Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

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

Date(s)
September 6, 1948