Presidential campaign trips

President Harry S. Truman in an automobile in Hartford, Connecticut with Connecticut politicians after speaking on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. Back seat of car, left to right: President Truman, Senator William Benton, and Abraham Ribicoff, Democratic candidate for Senate. In the middle seat, left to right: Stanley J. Pribyson, young Democratic leader, and Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative. Secret Service agent Henry J. Nicholson sits in the front seat. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman in an automobile in Hartford, Connecticut with Connecticut politicians after speaking on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. Back seat of car, left to right: President Truman, Senator William Benton, and Abraham Ribicoff, Democratic candidate for Senate. In the front seat, left to right: Stanley J. Pribyson, young Democratic leader, and Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman speaking to a crowd on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. President Truman is speaking from the steps of the Hartford (Connecticut) Times building. A film crew can be seen on a platform at the rear of a truck. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Crowd assembled in Hartford, Connecticut to hear President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) speak from the rear platform of a train on behalf of Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. In the center of the crowd can be seen a sign reading: "We Like Ike". Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Crowd assembled in Hartford, Connecticut to hear President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) speak from the rear platform of a train on behalf of Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Motorcycle police are keeping the crowd behind wooden barriers. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Unidentified man holding a sign reading "Give 'Em Hell" Harry. President Harry S. Truman, campaigning for Adlai Stevenson, spoke to a crowd from the rear platform of a train making a stop in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman, speaking from the rear platform of a train, campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The campaign train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Sign on the rear of the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." Secret Service men are highly visible on the tracks ahead of the train. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman, speaking from the rear platform of a train, campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The campaign train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Sign on the rear of the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman". Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman standing the rear of a train platform, speaking and campaigning for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The train is stopped in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Signs on the train read: "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." Secret Service agent Stu Stout stands in the lower right corner (second from right). Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman (left) waves to the crowd as he stands on the rear platform of the campaign train as it makes a whistlestop in Topeka, Kansas. On his left is his daughter Margaret. The others in the photo are not identified. Donor: Mrs. H. Burton Harvey.