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Sign on the Washington Post Building

73-2797
Accession Number
73-2797
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956700
Keywords
Buildings
Newspapers
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidential elections
Signs and signboards
HST Keywords
Washington, D.C. - Washington Post Building
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Sign, "Welcome Home From the Crow-Eaters," on the front of the Washington Post Building in Washington, D.C. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election--a victory not predicted by the Washington Post.
Date(s)
November 5, 1948