Presidential campaign, 1948

Election eve event in President Harry S. Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri (probably in the Memorial Building). The people in the photo are unidentified.

A high school band (probably William Chrisman) at an event in President Harry S. Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri on election eve, 1948.

Crowds of people in the streets in Independence, Missouri on election eve, 1948.

Crowds in the streets in Independence, Missouri on election night, 1948.

Election Day parade in President Harry S. Truman's hometown, Independence, Missouri. This was taken looking northwest near the corner of Pleasant and Lexington.

Election Day parade in Independence, Missouri. Camera is facing east on Lexington Street.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Ned White for the Akron Beacon-Journal, originally published in 1948. President Harry S. Truman is depicted crossing a finish line carrying a donkey on his back.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon regarding civil rights and the 1948 election by Clifford Berryman. The cartoon depicts "Miss Democracy" saying "You Mean You'd Rather be Right Than President?" President Harry S. Truman is standing on a rug labeled "Civil Rights" and is saying "I Stand Pat!' The original of the cartoon is inscribed: "To the President with Cordial and Hearty Good Wishes. C.K. Berryman Washington Star March 14, 1948."

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jon Kennedy for the Arkansas Democrat. It depicts President Harry S. Truman and a man labeled John Q. Public standing on one side of a scale that is labeled Democratic. On the other side of the scale, which is labeled Republican, are people labeled "x-perts," radio, press, and pollsters, standing with Thomas Dewey.

Cartoon, entitled "---and on two legs" by Karl Knecht, relating to President Harry S. Truman's winning of the 1948 presidential election. The original date of the cartoon is November 3, 1948.