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Truman speaking to crowd in Thompsonville, Connecticut

President Harry S. Truman, speaking from the rear platform of a train, campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The campaign train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Sign on the rear of the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." Secret Service men are highly visible on the tracks ahead of the train. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Truman in Thompsonville, Connecticut

President Harry S. Truman standing the rear of a train platform, speaking and campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Signs on the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." Secret Service agent Stu Stout stands in the lower right corner (second from right). Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.