Signs and signboards

A poster from Greece welcoming the new year. It shows an unidentified Cretan boy. The translation of the Greek is unknown. This souvenir photo from Greece was sent to President Harry S. Truman by John Marangos, Editor of the Pancretan Union in America.

A poster from Greece featuring an unidentified Grecian girl from Attica. The Greek words translate to "Merry Christmas." This souvenir photo from Greece was sent to President Harry S. Truman by John Marangos, Editor of the Pancretan Union in America.

A war poster from Greece during World War II. It features King George II of Greece as well as the British, American, and Greek flags. The Greek phrase at the bottom reads "Courage, tomorrow may be better." This souvenir photo from Greece was sent to President Harry S. Truman by John Marangos, Editor of the Pancretan Union in America.

A Greek poster during World War II. The Greek word at the top right says "Aerra," which translates to air. The idiom means "I defy you" or "Give us room." The words at the bottom of the photo translate to "Long live Greece." This souvenir photo from Greece was sent to President Harry S. Truman by John Marangos, Editor of the Pancretan Union in America.

A war poster from Greece showing unity between the United States and Greece, as well as a statue and a quote from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "We Will Gain The Inevitable Triumph." This souvenir photo from Greece was sent to President Harry S. Truman by John Marangos, Editor of the Pancretan Union in America.

A car with a giant photo of President Harry S. Truman and unofficial Mayor of Harlem, Sherman Hibbitt drives down a street in Harlem, New York for the West Indian Day Parade. The car is driven by Frederick S. Weaver, the Director of Public Relations for the Community of Harlem. On the side of the car is a sign that says "A Vote for Truman is a Vote for Civil Rights." Hibbitt and Truman had met at the White House a few weeks before the parade, when the mounted photo was taken.

Bela Kornitzer on a trip to Israel has his photo taken next to a signpost with directions to the kibbutz "KFAR Truman," financed by the World Zionist Organization. An autograph on the photo mat reads: To President Harry S. Truman - with deepest admiration - From my trip to Israel - Aug. 1952. Bela Kornitzer.

A billboard erected in support of President Truman's campaign in 1948. This was installed in the lawn of Mr. Tony Moscato of Edgewood, Maryland. The men in front of the sign are unidentified.

Crowd assembled in Hartford, Connecticut to hear President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) speak from the rear platform of a train on behalf of Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. In the center of the crowd can be seen a sign reading: "We Like Ike". Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Unidentified man holding a sign reading "Give 'Em Hell" Harry. President Harry S. Truman, campaigning for Adlai Stevenson, spoke to a crowd from the rear platform of a train making a stop in Thompsonville, Connecticut. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.