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President Harry S. Truman and His Family on the Campaign Trail in Denver, Colorado

President Harry S. Truman (left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left), and Margaret Truman (behind Mr. Truman, partly obscured) are walking through a building, past a line of well-wishers, during a campaign stop in Denver, Colorado. All others are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman and Family Wave to Supporters in Des Moines, Iowa

President Harry S. Truman and family wave to supporters from the rear of the presidential train in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1948 presidential campaign. From left to right are: Iowa Governor Robert D. Blue, Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor Carrol Switzer, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman. Others in the background are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman Conferring with Iowa Democrats Aboard the Presidential Campaign Train

President Harry S. Truman is conferring with Iowa Democrats aboard the presidential campaign train in route to Dexter, Iowa. Seated from left to right, are: Colonel B. J. Palmer, President Harry S. Truman, and Hugh Harrison. Back row, from left to right: Guy Gillette, Jim France, Carroll Switzer, Ralph Evans. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with Winners of the National Plowing Match

President Harry S. Truman (center) is shaking hands with the winners of the National Plowing Contest in Dexter, Iowa. On the left is defending champion Ronald H. Orr of Beatrice, Nebraska, and on the right is new champion Charles G. Long of Bethany, Missouri. Others in the background are unidentified. Mr. Truman stopped in Dexter as part of his presidential "whistlestop" campaign. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman Has Lunch with Farmers in Dexter, Iowa

President Harry S. Truman eats lunch with farmers in Dexter, Iowa at the National Plowing Contest. President Truman (center) is seated with Howard Walker of Dexter, Iowa (left), and Ralph Mortimer of Dallas Center, Iowa (right). Mr. Truman made a campaign speech at the Plowing Match before sitting down to lunch. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.