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

Collection