Campaign trips

Exterior photo of the campaign car or "sound car" from Harry S. Truman's 1934 senatorial campaign. From an album of campaign pictures from October 1 to November 3, 1934, presented to Senator Harry S. Truman by Urso W. George and Bentley Morrow. This album was from the Truman home.

3" x 4-1/2" black-and-white snapshot of President Harry S. Truman standing in the back seat of a car on a visit to Taunton, Massachusetts, which appears to have been a parade. The President later appeared with Governor of Massachusetts Paul A. Dever for a political rally. From: Peter B. Gay, Assistant District Attorney, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 5 Main Street, Taunton, Mass.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted by an unidentified woman as he stands on the platform of a train making a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from the platform of a train as it makes a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, wave from the platform of a train as it makes a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. The unidentified men are agents of the Secret Service. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, stand on the platform of a train as it made a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman standing at rear platform of a train pointing, with his cane, to a sign to vote for Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Copied from original photographs loaned to library by Harry Barth. Originals were returned to Mr. Barth.

Photo of former President Harry S. Truman (center) arriving in Evansville, Indiana, near airplane. From: Album donated by Mayor Frank P. MacDonald.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) and Ted Marks in Sedalia, Missouri during the 1940 senatorial campaign.

A group of men, women and children holding signs reading "Give 'Em Hell" Harry and other political slogans stand to see the President, who is out of sight. There are some African Americans in the crowd. This is a 9 x 14 photo.