Reporters and reporting
Independence train station photographers waiting for President Truman
This photo was taken at the Independence train station with Vernon Galloway and James W. "Bud" Porter, local photographers. Several people, including some reporters, are waiting at the rear of the train.
Merriman Smith Jumps in Pool on USS Missouri
Original caption: Merriman Smith (reporter) assumes a peaceful pose as he hits the "cool." Mr. Smith is participating in a crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri, as one of the members of the press who traveled with President Harry S. Truman to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."
Margaret Truman with group of reporters on train
Margaret Truman talks with reporters on the train during a campaign trip to the West. This is from a series of photographs of President Truman's western trip.
Margaret Truman with reporters
Margaret Truman (right) conducts an interview by reporters on the train when President Harry S. Truman was on his trip to the Western States. All others are unidentified.