Presidential campaign, 1948

A group of girls are preparing a welcome demonstration for President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival in Washington, D. C. after a campaign tour. The demonstration is staged by the Truman-Barkley Club of Washington, D.C. Shown from left to right are Clara Chapman, Margaret Kelley, Eleanor Maddox, Frances Cameron, Judy Thompson, and Emma Lou Heinie. The donkey remains anonymous. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Partly visible behind Mr. Truman is his Press Secretary, Charles Ross. Others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman made a one-day campaign trip through Pennsylvania, and made this stop in Scranton. In this photo he shakes the hand of an unnamed coal miner after laying a wreath on the statue of the late John Mitchell, former President of the United Mine Workers Union. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the White House with members of the Congress of Industrial Organization's (CIO) Executive Committee shaking their hands in response to their support and promise of financial aid in his election campaign. Standing, from left to right: James B. Carey, Emil Mazey, President Harry S. Truman, Jack Kroll, and Philip Murray. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman made a one-day campaign trip through Pennsylvania, and made this stop in Scranton. In this photo he lays a wreath on the statue of the late John Mitchell who was at one time President of the United Mine Workers Union. The men off to the left are unnamed coal miners. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (center) waves from the back of the campaign train as he shakes hands with Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Alben Barkley. Margaret Truman (right) watches from the back of the train. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (bottom right, back to camera) speaks to a large crowd during a campaign trip. This photo could be from a campaign speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (center) speaks to large crowd on his 1948 Campaign, possibly at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, North Carolina. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (right) wave from the back of the campaign train. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.