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President Harry S. Truman holds a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman," taken at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri, after he won the presidential election in 1948. From: Papers of Harry S. Truman

Senator Harry S. Truman gazes at the latest cartoon presented to him about the Truman Committee.

Senator George W. Norris and an unidentified admiral at a formal dinner.

General scene of an unidentified formal dinner, attended by a Senator Truman. Harry S. Truman is not in this picture.

Vice President Henry A. Wallace (standing) and Justice Hugo Black (seated, to the left of Wallace) at a formal dinner.

Senator Joseph Guffey, Senator George Norris and Vice President Henry A. Wallace (in center) with ambassadors on either side of them at a formal dinner.

Standing ovation at an unidentified formal dinner which was attended by Senator Truman. Harry S. Truman is not in this picture.

Senator George W. Norris, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Judge Girard at a formal dinner.

From left to right, Lord Halifax, Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Senator George W. Norris, Senator Alben W. Barkley, and Admiral William D. Leahy at a formal dinner.

Senator George W. Norris (left) and Lord Halifax at a formal dinner.