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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Crowd in front of the north portico of the White House, waiting for President Truman to return to the White House after the 1948 election

Crowd in front of the White House, with band on the front lawn, waiting for President Truman and Vice President Barkley's motorcade to return after the 1948 election. This photograph was part of a series of related photographs described as "President Harry S. Truman on the campaign trail in 1948."

Mr. and Mrs. Truman at Homecoming Dinner in Independence, Missouri

From left to right: Mrs. Robert Weatherford, Mayor Robert Weatherford, former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman at a homecoming dinner given for them at the Laurel Club dining room at the Reorganized Latter Day Saints Auditorium in Independence, Missouri. Photo is copied from original slide number SL2421. Donor: Mrs. James Schuette.

Mr. and Mrs. Truman Studying a Map

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (center) with a gas station owner Carroll Kehne, studying a road map. The Trumans stopped at this Gulf Station at 400 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland, on their road trip. Former President Truman had driven his own car from Missouri to Washington, D.C., to attend to business related to the projected Truman Library.