Governors

Participants in a meeting of the Institute of Government in Pocatello, Idaho are gathered around a table. From left to right: Dr. Roy V. Peel; Mr. Rosenthal; Governor Robert E. Smylie; and Carl W. McIntosh, Jr., President of Southern Idaho State College.

Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker (second from right) and Director of Census Roy V. Peel (right) pose with two unidentified officials from Indiana University with a map of the United States. The map illustrates that the population center of the United States shifted from Indiana to Illinois. Text printed at the top of the map says, "Center of Population 1790-1950." Text at the bottom says: "Hello Illinois! Goodbye Indiana!" Across the center of the map are a line of several stars, indicating the shifting center of population.

Massachusetts Governor Paul A. Dever rides in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All others are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

Virginia Governor and Mrs. William M. Tuck ride in the 1949 Inaugural parade. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified man during a campaign stop in Rhode Island. Clockwise, starting at lower left, are President Harry S. Truman, Senator Theodore F. Green, Governor John O. Pastore, Senator J. Howard McGrath, and unidentified man.

Texas Governor Beauford Jester speaks from behind a podium at a campaign event for President Harry S. Truman in Fort Worth, Texas. Also present behind Governor Jester are Congressman Lyndon Johnson (front row, left), President Harry S. Truman and Congressman Sam Rayburn (fourth and fifth from the left), Creekmore Fath (front row, third from right), Margaret Truman (back row, fourth from left), and First Lady Bess W. Truman (back row, sixth from left). All others are unidentified.

Texas Governor Beauford Jester speaks from a lectern at a campaign event for President Harry S. Truman in Fort Worth, Texas. Seated behind Governor Jester are Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter, President Truman, and Congressman Sam Rayburn (front row, from the left), Creekmore Fath (front row, right), Margaret Truman, Minnie Meacham Carter, and First Lady Bess W. Truman (back row). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left) and Governor Beauford Jester (foreground, second from left) remove their hats during a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas. Also present in the background is Congressman Lyndon Johnson (background, left, partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman removes his hat, placing it over his heart, during a campaign tour in Fort Worth, Texas. From left to right: unidentified man, Governor Beauford Jester, Creekmore Fath (balding, with bow tie), Congressman Lyndon Johnson (partly obscured), unidentified man (mostly obscured), and President Harry S. Truman. All others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) greets Raymond South, San Antonio Commissioner of Fire and Police (second from right) after receiving a sombrero from Ramon Galinde, President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce (third from left) while in San Antonio, Texas. Also present are Fred Palmer, San Antonio Chief of Police (left), Congressman Sam Rayburn (third from right), and Governor Beauford Jester of Texas (right). Others are unidentified.