Cartoon, "---and on two legs" by Karl Knecht
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.
Presidential elections
Cartoon, "No Vacancies - Housing Problem Still Unsolved" by Smith
Political cartoon by Dorman H. Smith entitled "Housing problem still unsolved" regarding President Harry S. Truman's 1948 election victory. Published circa 1948.
Magazine photo of Thomas E. Dewey, called "Our Next President."
Photo of Thomas E. Dewey on the cover of The Billboard, November 6, 1948, headlined: "OUR NEXT PRESIDENT". Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.
President Harry S. Truman holding the Chicago Daily Tribune that says "Dewey Defeats Truman."
President Harry S. Truman with the Chicago Daily Tribune, headlined: "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN". He is in St. Louis, Missouri, en route to Washington, D. C. after the election. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.
New York Deputy Mayor John J. Bennett officiates at the opening of a class for first voters
John J. Bennett, Deputy Mayor of New York, officiates at the opening of a class for first voters, held one evening each week at the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee, Hotel Biltmore, New York. Also shown are, left to right, Judith H. Methven and Rosalie Smiley, both first voters, and Councilwoman Bertha Schwartz, one of the instructors.