Candidate Dewey giving a speech
Title
Candidate Dewey giving a speech
Description
Black and white image of Thomas E. Dewey, campaigning for the Republican nomination for President in Hillsboro in 1948. Dewey speaks from the front entrance of the Washington County Courthouse. Eventually winning the Republican nomination against a field of 5 other candidates and highly favored to win, Dewey lost in the general election that fall, leading to the famous picture of President Harry Truman holding up the newspaper with the headline 'Dewey Defeats Truman' on the morning after the election.
Date Created
circa 1948
Subject
Elections
Presidential candidates
Governors
Political campaigns
Dewey, Thomas E.
Politics & Government (General)
Place
Hillsboro, Oregon
Medium
black-and-white negatives
Identifier
WCMpic_012589
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image