Presidential campaign, 1948

Photograph of a political cartoon depicting a schoolroom, with the teacher labeled as "Voters" and holding a ruler. Portraits of Presidents Washington and Lincoln hang on the wall behind the teacher, and the only student left in the desks is President Harry S. Truman. Two of the other students coming towards the teacher are Henry Wallace and Strom Thurmond. Other students are in the corner wearing dunce caps, and three students labeled "Lovett" "Forrestal" and "Marshall" are sneaking out of the room. From: Mauldin

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman showing President Harry S. Truman and Governor Thomas E. Dewey on their respective campaign trains, riding through a desert. Truman's train is entitled the "Give 'Em Hell Special" and Dewey's is entitled the "Brotherly Love" special. In this photo, the cartoon is titled, "Down by the Station." When it was originally published in the Washington Evening Star, it carried the title "Out Where the Worst Begins."

This photograph of a political cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman depicts President Harry S. Truman looking at a bulletin board of polls favoring Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey, who is standing next to Truman, says "What's the use of going through with the election?". From "Campaign of '48" by the Washington Evening Star. From: Album, Inaugural Events

Crowds of delegates at the 1948 Republican National Convention, demonstrating their support for the nomination of Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. In the lower left corner is a placard favoring Robert Taft for the nomination. Original of this photo in the University of Rochester Library, where the papers of Thomas E. Dewey are held.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey (right) and vice-presidential nominee Earl Warren, Governor of California, pose together.

On the eve of the balloting at the Republican National Convention, Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, with their sons Thomas, 15 (left) and John, 12, sit for an informal portrait in their suite at the Bellevue-Stratford.

With his wife, Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, beside him, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York waves to crowds as he takes the platform for his speech accepting the Republican Presidential nomination.

Cartoon by Cummings showing President Harry S. Truman opening the lid of a coffin labeled "The Democratic Party" which is being carried by pall bearers, led by Thomas Dewey, who is looking back, startled. A wreath, labeled "Condolences from Henry Wallace" is falling from the coffin.

During their visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, the Trumans stop on a bridge. This is from a series of photographs of President Truman's western trip.