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First Baptist Church in Kearney, Nebraska, Where President Truman Attended Services

Cars outside of the First Baptist Church in Kearney, Nebraska, where President Harry S. Truman and Bess and Margaret Truman attended religious services. Kearney is a whistle stop on President Truman's presidential campaign to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A Crowd Gathers at the Kearney, Nebraska Train Station Awaiting President Truman's Appearance

A crowd gathers across the tracks from President Harry S. Truman's train, awaiting his appearance as he makes a whistlestop in Kearney, Nebraska, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman's Return From Wake Island

President Harry S. Truman upon his return to Washington, D.C., from his trip to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson (behind Truman, mostly obscured), Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder (third from right), Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (mostly obscured by Snyder), and General Omar Bradley (right). All others are unidentified.