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President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret (left) wave from the back platform of their train tonight just before leaving for Philadelphia. Mr. Truman and his party will drive direct from the station there to Convention Hall. Same as 68-1949, only this is a better print. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman holds a newspaper containing a story of General Eisenhower's refusal to accept Democratic urge that he take the party's Presidential nomination, and issued a terse "no comment" as he stood on the observation platform of his private car this morning. President Truman stopped here in Cincinnati, Ohio for 30 minutes enroute to Washington from Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a monument. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (right) waves from the rear platform of his special train as he leaves Washington, D. C. this morning for a swing through Maryland and Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York for a series of campaign appearances. Mrs. Bess Truman stands beside him. Same as 69-445, but without tough-up marks. However, this photo does have a mark on Mrs. Truman's face that is not in 69-445. From: Houston Post.

While his train rolls through California today, President Harry S. Truman writes the speech he will deliver tonight in Los Angeles. He is seated at the dining table in his private car. From: Houston Post.

Enroute to Bonham, Texas on President Harry S. Truman's special train, President Truman (left) talks with Walter Bedell Smith, Russian Ambassador, after Smith boarded the train in Dallas. From: Houston Post.

Among several men, President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) speaks from the back of a campaign train in Iowa City, Iowa. Also on the train platform with President Truman is Guy Gillette, candidate for Senator (second from right). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left) campaigns from the back of a train in California. With him is James Roosevelt (seventh from the left), the eldest son of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (center) waves from a train while campaigning in California with James Roosevelt (third from left). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) campaigns from the back of a train in California. His daughter Margaret (fifth from left) stands with him, as do his wife Bess (sixth from left), and James Roosevelt (seventh from left). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.

President Harry S. Truman (behind podium) campaigns from the back of a train in Iowa City, Iowa. Also on the platform with President Truman is Democratic candidate for Senator Guy Gillette (right). All others are unidentified. Taken from the campaign scrapbook of HST.