Presidential campaign, 1948

Waving to the crowd, Margaret Truman (center) campaigns with her father, President Harry S. Truman, in Iowa City, Iowa. Others in the background are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) speaks from the back of a train in Iowa City, Iowa. His daughter, Margaret (fourth from left), joins him, beaming at the crowd. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman meets with several men during a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a sombrero in his hands, possibly a gift from those present. From left to right: Chief of Police Fred Palmer, Postmaster Dan Quill, a representative of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, Ramon Galindo, President Truman, Fire and Police Commissioner Raymond South, and Texas Governor Beauford Jester. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

Waving, President Harry S. Truman (first from left) campaigns with James Roosevelt (second from left) on a train in California. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands on the back of a train, campaigning in Kern County, Bakersfield, California. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (center behind the train podium) addresses the crowd gathered to hear him at a train station in California. James Roosevelt (far right on rear platform) joins him. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

At this campaign stop for President Harry S. Truman in Iowa City, Iowa, a local marching band plays for the crowd at the train station. All people are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (in center with patterned tie) mingles with a crowd while campaigning in Texas. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST. All others are unidentified.

Among several men, President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) speaks from the back of a campaign train in Iowa City, Iowa. Also on the train platform with President Truman is Guy Gillette, candidate for Senator (second from right). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman edits a campaign speech while on a train in California. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.