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President Harry S. Truman (right) returns from a whistlestop tour during the presidential campaign. He is joined by his wife, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (third from the right), daughter Margaret (second from the right), and two unidentified men. They are at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

President Truman is on his way to Bolivar, Missouri with the President of Venezuela to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. This is from a Truman Library Collection 1948-1950 scrapbook.

Front of the Blair House, which served as the home of President Harry S. Truman and his family while the White House was being renovated.

Return of President Harry S. Truman (back of car, left) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (back of car, right) to Washington, D. C. after the Presidential election. Between them is Senator J. Howard McGrath. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman and Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt, Senator Barkley's daughter, are seated in front of them. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train, speaking to a crowd, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar on July 5, 1948. The train passed through Parkersburg on July 4 and July 6.

Crowd gathers around the train of President Harry S. Truman in Bolivar, Missouri. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were in Bolivar for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman stepping off the train during his trip with President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (not pictured) to Bolivar, Missouri for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar.

Return of President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) to Washington, D. C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. They are at Union Station. Others on the platform are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela arrive via train at Bolivar, Missouri for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar. From let to right: President Gallegos, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Gallegos, and President Truman.

Scenes around the White House showing crowds and reporters receiving news of the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.