Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (right) makes an appearance on the rear platform of a train during a stop in Sedalia, Missouri. He is traveling back to Washington, D. C. after the successful conclusion of the 1948 presidential campaign. Also visible on the back of the train is First Lady Bess W. Truman (left).

From left to right, Bernard Dickmann, President Harry S. Truman, Robert Hannegan, and an unidentified woman stand on the rear platform of a train in St. Louis, Missouri. Truman is returning to Washington, D. C. after the successful conclusion to the 1948 presidential campaign.

President Harry S. Truman (at the podium) speaks from the back of the campaign train with during a stop in Newton County, Missouri. With him is Congressman Clarence Cannon (left). The others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind the podium) speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in Quincy, Massachusetts. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman celebrates his win in the 1948 presidential election at the Kansas City campaign headquarters in the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: unidentified, President Truman, Judge Richard Duncan, Judge Albert Ridge, and Ted Marks.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (right) make a campaign trip to Worcester, Massachusetts. All others are unidentified.

Congressman Clarence Cannon (standing at the podium) speaks from the back of a campaign train, as President Harry S. Truman holds a large basket. They are on the back of a train in Newton County, Missouri. The other men in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman holds up the Chicago Tribune newspaper with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" at the train station in St. Louis, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (right) makes an appearance on the rear platform of a train during a stop in Sedalia, Missouri. He is traveling back to Washington, D. C. after the successful conclusion of the 1948 presidential campaign. Also visible on the back of the train is Margaret Truman (second from right). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a crowd at a campaign stop in Quincy, Massachusetts. Others are unidentified.