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Truman and Barkley on Train in Washington After 1948 Election

73-2785
Accession Number
73-2785
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338956676
Keywords
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidential elections
Presidents
Railroad stations
Railroads
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Trains - Tuman Aboard; Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Dist. Columbia; Truman - Dignitaries - Barkley - Alben
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (third from right) and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (fourth from right) greet two unidentified men on the rear platform of the presidential train. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Union Station in Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.
Date(s)
November 5, 1948