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From left to right: District Commissioner Guy Mason; unidentified; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Margaret Truman; and President Harry S. Truman greet the crowd from the back of the President's train after returning to Washington, D.C. from the Western campaign trip. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President Alben Barkley (second from right) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (left). Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) return to Washington, D.C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (mostly obscured by Truman) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (second from left); and Margaret (Mrs. Julius) Krug (left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

John P. Johnson (left), General Manager of the Alaska Railroad, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left), and two unidentified military officers pose in front of a Department of the Interior railroad car. Photo is autographed by Mr. Johnson and by two military officers [signatures illegible].

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Margaret Truman on the train to the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with guests on the platform of his train during his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to watch the Army-Navy football game. Admiral Robert Dennison is at right. All others unidentified.

A large crowd gathers to watch President Harry S. Truman board his train in Whitefish, Montana, during a stop in a campaign trip across the western United States. All people unidentified. Cars belonging to dignitaries can be seen in the foreground.

President Harry S. Truman (left) gives a public address from the rear platform of his train during a stop in Columbia Falls, Montana while on a campaign trip through the western United States. Congressman Mike Mansfield is pictured in center. Man at right is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Congressman Mike Mansfield on the rear platform of the President's train after it arrived in Columbia Falls, Montana. President Truman was on a railroad campaign trip through the western United States.