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President Harry S. Truman Receives a Sombrero from the Mexican Chamber of Commerce

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receives a sombrero from Ramon Galinde (second from left), President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, while in San Antonio, Texas. Also present are Fred Palmer, San Antonio Chief of Police (left), Woodville Rogers (third from left), and Governor Beauford Jester of Texas (right).

Truman in San Antonio, Texas

President Harry S. Truman meets with several men during a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a sombrero in his hands, possibly a gift from those present. From left to right: Chief of Police Fred Palmer, Postmaster Dan Quill, a representative of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, Ramon Galindo, President Truman, Fire and Police Commissioner Raymond South, and Texas Governor Beauford Jester. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.