Railroads

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of his railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan," on the occasion of his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Army-Navy football game. From left to right: unidentified, Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel, Pennsylvania Governor James Duff, President Truman, unidentified, and Senator Francis J. Myers.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of his railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan," on the occasion of his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Army-Navy football game. From left to right: unidentified, Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel, Pennsylvania Governor James Duff (mostly obscured), President Truman, unidentified, and Senator Francis J. Myers.

Snapshot of the California Sierras, taken from a train when President Harry S. Truman was on a west coast whistlestop tour in September and October, 1952, to campaign for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman. From: Richard Cull, Jr.

Snapshot of the California Sierras, taken from the train when President Harry S. Truman was on a west coast whistlestop tour in September and October, 1952, to campaign for Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Richard Cull, Jr.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman (far distant right) campaigning for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman from the back of a train in Grand Junction, Colorado, during his whistlestop tour of the far west. Stevenson is running for President. From: Richard Cull, Jr.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman addressing a crowd in Iowa from the back of a train during a 1952 Whistlestop campaign tour. The sign on the train reads "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman." He is accompanied by his daughter, Margaret Truman (right). In Iowa, as elsewhere on the coast to coast whistlestop tour, the routine was the same: Truman would come to the mike, say a few words, accept the cheers and "give 'em hell, Harry" shouts, and then say, "Now I want you to say hello to my greatest asset, my daughter Margaret." Margaret would step out of the body of car onto the platform.

President Harry S. Truman (at microphone) greets crowd from the rear platform of his train. Also with him are William Simmons (right) and General Wallace Graham (second from right). Others are unidentified.

Winston Churchill (center) speaking at the train station upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. Also standing at the microphones is British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Oliver Franks (right). All others are unidentified.

Winston Churchill descending the train during his visit to Washington, D.C. Standing in the train behind him is Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the United States. All others are unidentified.

Mr. Sukyoon Chang (left) and Lieutenant Kyusal Lee(right), Korean interpreters who accompanied Mr. Pauley on trip to North Korea. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).