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Harry S. Truman is shaking hands with George C. Marshall, outside a building.

Speaking on the nation-wide Democratic Women's Day broadcast were Mrs. George London, Mrs. Albert C. Hulihan, President Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Elsie West. Donor: Democratic Digest

President Harry S. Truman bends down to shake hands with two-year-old Walter S. Hummel of Independence, Missouri, upon the President's arrival at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence to be the guest of honor at a victory rally staged by his fellow townsmen. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman at a podium with William Boyle and Bess Truman (left to right), attending a banquet. Unidentified man is at extreme left. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

On the eve of the balloting at the Republican National Convention, Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, with their sons Thomas, 15 (left) and John, 12, sit for an informal portrait in their suite at the Bellevue-Stratford.

With his wife, Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, beside him, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York waves to crowds as he takes the platform for his speech accepting the Republican Presidential nomination.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) and Margaret Truman arrive in Miami, Florida, en route to Key West, where they will spend the Easter holiday at the Little White House with President Truman. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

From left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman in Omaha, Nebraska for President Truman's western train tour. President Truman was in Omaha for the annual reunion of the 35th Division.

Bess Truman looking at a baseball glove while President Harry S. Truman looks on. President Truman used the glove to throw out the first ball which officially opened the Washington baseball season at Griffith Stadium. From Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.