Presidential elections

The temporary quarters of the Veterans' Information Center in Washington, D.C., decorated to welcome President Harry S. Truman, who had just returned to Washington after his victory in the 1948 election.

Sign, "Welcome Home From the Crow-Eaters," on the front of the Washington Post Building in Washington, D.C. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election--a victory not predicted by the Washington Post.

A military band is standing on the front lawn of the White House. A large crowd is gathered in Jackson Park across the street. The crowd and band are celebrating the return of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. All are unidentified.

A large photograph of President Harry S. Truman and a "Welcome" sign beneath it, on the side of the temporary quarters of the Veterans' Information Center in Washington, D.C. Truman had just returned to Washington after his victory in the 1948 election.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

Vice President-elect Alben Barkley speaking into microphones on the front porch of the White House. President Harry S. Truman stands to his left, and others stand behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election

President Harry S. Truman (right) and unidentified others standing on the front porch of the White House; President Truman is standing before several microphones. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the election of 1948.

A crowd gathered in Jackson Park, across the street from the front of the White House, waiting to see President Harry S. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, who had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in back seat), Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right, in back seat), First Lady Bess W. Truman (left, in front seat), and Margaret Truman (right, in front seat) sitting in an open car in the Washington, D.C. train station. Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath is in the middle in the back seat. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election.