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Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for President, with his wife at his side, waves to the crowd from the rear platform of the "Dewey Victory Special" at a 1948 campaign train stop in Warrensburg, Missouri. Others on the train are unidentified. From: Ken Raveill (Credit: "Photo by Ken Raveill, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library")

President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the rear platform of the presidential train, shaking hands with an unknown man. The train is in Union Station, Washington, D.C. President Truman had just returned from a campaign trip.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (fourth from right) greet two unidentified men on the rear platform of the presidential train. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Union Station in Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) on the rear platform of the presidential train, speaking to two unidentified men. Truman had just returned to Washington, D.C., after having won election to a second term in 1948.

President Harry S. Truman's train, passing through the mountains, with a river alongside. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman's train passing through the mountains. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) on the rear platform of the presidential train, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman is hugging another man, presumably President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela. An unidentified man is on the left in the photo. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) walking in a station, beside the presidential train. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman standing on the lower step of the rear platform of the presidential train, waving to the crowd. Probably in Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar.

Front row, from left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Gallegos has just been presented with the key to the city. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.