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Vice President and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley enjoy a joke with their guests at a reception they gave in their Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite just prior to the $100 a plate Democratic Party Dinner. Left to Right: Mrs. Max Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter; Mrs. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mr. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mrs. Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Mr. Boyle is chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Photographed in a residential backyard, a donkey hits the campaign trail wearing a "Vote Democratic" poster and a straw hat. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands between Detective Walter W. Cleary and Detective George J. Katukes during his visit to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he spoke at the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner at the Milwaukee Auditorium. The photo is autographed: "Good Luck - Best Wishes - Detective Walter W. Cleary, 6-21-57" and "Best Wishes, Det. George J. Katukes." From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder is shown in this oversized photo of the annual anniversary Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Democratic State Committee, Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Snyder is seated at the head table, top row, sixth from the left. Others in the crowd are unidentified. ORIGINAL PHOTO IS IN OVERSIZED FILE.

From left to right, Mrs. Anna Mae Long, Mrs. Norma Vanderpool, Mr. and Mrs. B.L. La Doucieur, and Ray De Bott at a membership drive for the Young Democratic Club of Kansas City, Missouri at Municipal Auditorium.

The Kansas City Press Club third Annual Griddle discussions between Democratic Committee Chairman Paul M. Butler and Republican Committee Chair Leonard W. Hall and others. Press cameras roll as Roy A. Roberts (publisher of the Kansas City Star) poses questions to Paul M. Butler and Leonard W. Hall. From: Charles Ross Papers.

On stage, a band plays at the celebration of former President Harry S. Truman's birthday by the Danville, Illinois Harry S. Truman Democratic Club. From: Harry S. Truman Democratic Club, Danville, Illinois.

A member of the Danville, Illinois Harry S. Truman Democratic Club and the baker proudly pose with a four-tier cake celebrating former President Harry S. Truman's birthday. A sign on the table reads: Baked by Denney's Bakery, Westville, Ill. From: Harry S. Truman Democratic Club, Danville, Illinois.

A member of the Harry S. Truman Democratic Club of Danville, Illinois, cuts into a four-tier cake celebrating former President Harry S. Truman's birthday while three other members watch. From: Harry S. Truman Democratic Club, Danville, Illinois.

Five members of the Harry S. Truman Democratic Club of Danville, Illinois, gather around a four-tier birthday cake celebrating former President Harry S. Truman's birthday. From: Harry S. Truman Democratic Club, Danville, Illinois.