Presidential elections

A large crowd gathers in front of the White House to wait for President Harry S. Truman to return after the 1948 Presidential election. All people unidentified.

A band plays along the motorcade route for President Harry S. Truman's return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. All people unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left); Margaret Truman (second row, second from left); and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath (center, back seat). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Crowds of people and a band line the street. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat of car, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (back seat of car, right) greet the crowds lining Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured is Senator J. Howard McGrath (back seat, center). In the center row of the car: First Lady Bess W. Truman (left); Margaret Truman (center); and Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Vice President-elect Alben Barkley; Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt; Margaret Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; and President Harry S. Truman on the steps of the White House the day after President Truman won the 1948 presidential election. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison. Standing in the background between Mrs. Truman and President Truman is Irving Geist. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President Alben Barkley (second from right) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (left). Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) return to Washington, D.C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (mostly obscured by Truman) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (second from left); and Margaret (Mrs. Julius) Krug (left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook