Railroads

A group of unidentified soldiers eat a meal beside a parked train, somewhere in France. The photograph is part of a collection belonging to Harry S. Truman from the time he spent in France during World War I.

President Harry S. Truman addresses the assembled crowd from the back of the presidential train during a campaign stop in Iowa. All others on the back of the train and in the crowd are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

James Roosevelt (center, in doorway) is greeted by William O. Douglas and Dwight D. Eisenhower supporters upon arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Democratic National Convention. Standing beside Mr. Roosevelt is John Shelly, Chairman of the California delegation (left). All others are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman and family wave to supporters from the rear of the presidential train in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1948 presidential campaign. From left to right are: Iowa Governor Robert D. Blue, Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor Carrol Switzer, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman. Others in the background are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman greets supporters from the rear of the presidential train in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania during the 1948 presidential campaign. All others are unidentified. from the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center), Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (left), and Margaret Truman (right) greet the crowds on the back of a campaign train as stopped in Clinton, Massachusetts. President Truman stopped in Clinton to campaign for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman for President. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

Matthew Connelly, President Harry S. Truman's Appointment Secretary, reaches down into the crowd to shake hands with people from the back of the campaign train in Clinton, Massachusetts. He accompanied President Truman during his campaign stops for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

Former Republican presidential candidate Governor Thomas Dewey (at microphone) is standing on the back of a train talking with some people. A donkey near the train wears a Republican campaign banner with Vice-Presidential candidate Earl Warren's face on it. Standing next to Mr. Dewey on the left is his wife, Frances Dewey. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (right) bends to hear a question from the audience while Matthew Connelly stands on the left. Both are on the back of a train as Truman tours the country. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

A crowd of people are standing around the back of President Harry S. Truman's campaign train during a stop in an unknown city. From the scrapbook of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.