HARRY TRUMAN SIGNS THE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL UPSET

HARRY TRUMAN (1884-1972). Truman was the Thirty-Third President. 

PS. No date [circa 1948]. No place [St. Louis, Missouri]. A black and white photograph signed “Harry S Truman” with an inscription “To my good friend Paul C. Fitzpatrick who was as happy as I was of this! Harry S Truman”. The photo shows a smiling Truman holding a newspaper with the headline “Dewey Defeats Truman”. Many media outlets believed Thomas E. Dewey was going to win the 1948 presidential election by a landslide, leading The Chicago Tribune to publish this paper before all votes were counted.  As Truman said upon seeing the headline, “That ain’t the way I heard it!”  This photo captures a victorious Truman with a message written to Fitzpatrick, the Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (Dewey’s home state).  The photograph measures 13” x 10 ½”.  It is in extremely fine condition and is professionally framed.  One of the greatest Presidential collectibles of all time.