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Senator Barkley, President Truman, and Margaret Truman Appear on Campaign Train

70-1062 (untitled)
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70-1062
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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President Harry S. Truman waves as he shakes the hand of Vice Presidential nominee Alben Barkley from the rear platform of the presidential campaign train. Margaret Truman also appears on the the platform. The president promised Senator Barkley that he would "fight like hell" to get elected, as they embark from Union Station in Washington, DC, on a 19-state election tour. From: Chicago Sun-Times. 

Date(s)
September 17, 1948