Presidential campaign, 1948

Truman in Terre Haute, Indiana

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President Harry S. Truman, foreground, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana, with unidentified man behind him.

Truman speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana, from the back of a train

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President Harry S. Truman, at left, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana, from the back of a train, with several unidentified men.

1948 Presidential Straw Vote

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A man and a woman standing in front of a sign for a straw vote for the 1948 Presidential election. The woman is holding a newspaper with the headline "Truman, MacArthur Will Run".

President Truman delivers a campaign speech at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles

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President Harry S. Truman delivers a campaign speech at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Seated in background L to R: Bess Wallace Truman, Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart (partially obscured), unidentified, Lauren Bacall, George Jessel (with cigar).

President Harry S. Truman in Seattle, Washington

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President Harry S. Truman (seated on back of car) rides in an open-topped car during his West Coast Trip in Seattle, Washington. Also present, seated in the seat, is William F. Devin, Mayor of Seattle (center). All others are unidentified.

Bess and Margaret Truman in Seattle, Washington

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Bess Wallace Truman and Margaret Truman in a car while with President Truman in Seattle, Washington on his Western Trip. (L-R) Bess Wallace Truman; Mrs. Mabel Wallgren, wife of Washington Governor Mon C. Wallgren; Margaret Truman.

Truman family on train in Muskogee, Oklahoma

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Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman and others on the rear of a train at Muskogee, Oklahoma.

A group of people standing with President Truman in his private train car

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A group of mostly African American supporters standing with President Harry S. Truman in his train car. Left to Right: Press Secretary Charles Ross; Anna Hedgeman; J. McKinley Neal; Robert L. Sweeney; Lewis W. Clymer; and President Truman. The photograph is autographed "Kindest regards to Robert L. Sweeney from Harry S. Truman, October 1948." (Same as 2006-208, only this one is autographed). The caption on the back of the photo reads: "This picture was taken in Pres. Truman's train in his private car, the Ferdinand Magellan. This was the only group who saw him on this trip.