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Margaret Truman bidding farewell to Eugene Ormandy

Snapshot of Margaret Truman and others bidding farewell to Eugene Ormandy, conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, as he prepares to depart on the liner Parthia for a one-month tour of England. Of those who can be identified are Margaret Truman (near center, with wide-brim black hat); Helen Traubel (in beige hat), opera star and music coach of Margaret Truman, and Orville Bullitt (lower right corner), President of the Philadelphia Orchestra Union. From: Dayton M. Henry.

Margaret Truman with Connecticut dignitaries

Margaret Truman, who accompanied her father, President Harry S. Truman, to Hartford, Connecticut to campaign for the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket, standing with a group of dignitaries. On Margaret's right is Connecticut Governor John Lodge. On the left is Joseph DePaola of Meriden, a Democratic State official. In the background is Gertrude O'Donnell of Waterbury, Democratic Vice Chairwoman. The others are unidentified. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Margaret Truman campaigning in Connecticut

Margaret Truman, who accompanied her father to Hartford, Connecticut to campaign for the Democratic Presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson, is sitting in the back of an automobile with bouquets of roses. Standing next to the front seat with his back to the car is Alfred N. Premo of Hartford, former insurance commissioner, and to his left is Mrs. John Bailey, wife of the Democratic State Chairman. The others are unidentified. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.