Newspaper caption on the back of the photograph, dated October 10, 1952 "Residents of Richmond--some 4000 strong--await the arrival of Ike's special train. Note greeters perched atop box cars at upper right. The East Bay throngs that turned out for the Republican presidential nominee on the whistle-stop swing topped the 100,000-mark. Handwritten on the back of photograph, "Crowd at Richmond waiting for Ike" This photograph shows a crowd gathered at the Richmond train stop waiting for Dwight D. Eisenhower. People are lined up on both sides of the tracks. A few people are holding political signs. An American flag is hanging from the train station building. In the background, a United Grocers Ltd sign is visible. There are people on top of boxcars on the right hand side of the picture.