Railroads

Portrait of Harry and Bess on the steps of a train, departing Independence to head to New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Truman are both smiling broadly and Mr. Truman is holding his hat and a newspaper.

President Harry S. Truman departing on his western trip.

President Harry S. Truman, second from left, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana. Others in the photo are Edward E. Everette, third from left, and Miss Dolores Letzkus, along with two unidentified men.

President Harry S. Truman, at left, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana. Edward E. Everette stands at the right.

President Harry S. Truman, foreground, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana, with unidentified man behind him.

President Harry S. Truman, at left, speaking in Terre Haute, Indiana, from the back of a train, with several unidentified men.

President Harry S. Truman (center), with C. A. Miller, Executive General Agent of the Chicago and North Western Railroad and Norma Sykes, "Miss Chicago and North Western" at the White House. The Chicago and North Western brought a replica of their original engine, "The Pioneer" to the White House.

From left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman on the rear of a train at Union Station in Washington D.C. They are leaving for a three-day visit to Ottawa, Canada, where President Truman will address the Canadian lawmakers.

Soldiers assembling Baldwin Locomotives at St. Nojaire. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

Women loading train cars at the subsistence warehouse, Nevers, France, during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.