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Elderly woman and man in doorway with Democratic election posters

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Harris, Charles Teenie

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Two men and one woman stand in doorway filled with Democratic Party posters from Harry S. Truman's campaign for President in 1948. The other Democratic candidates campaigning were Alben W. Barkley for Vice President, W. J. Lane for State Treasurer, Ramsey S. Black, Herman P. Eberharter, Joseph M. Barr, Homer S. Brown, and Daniel A. Verona. Homer Brown was a prominent African American lawyer in Pittsburgh.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Campaign Posters
  3. Men
  4. Pennsylvania
  5. Pittsburgh
  6. Political Campaigns
  7. Women

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