Balls (Parties)

View of unidentified audience members, seated in folding chairs, at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Mr. James Pendergast (third from left) is photographed at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Pendergast's wife, Kathleen (fourth from left), and daughter, Mary Ellen Pendergast (unknown position), are also present along with two unidentified women.

View of unidentified audience members at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All are seated in folding chairs.

View of unidentified members of the audience at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Photograph shows several people in formal attire seated in metal folding chairs.

Distance view of Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra performing at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Photograph is dark except for the spot-lit stage. The musicians are blurry but the vibraphone is visible in the center.

Performers ride into President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala in a miniature train. The gala was held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman poses with performers at the inaugural gala held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, Margaret O'Brien, George Jessel, unidentified man, Dorothy Maynor, unidentified man (partly obscured), unidentified woman, President Truman, Phil Harris (in background), Alice Faye, Phil Regan, unidentified woman, Lucy Monroe, unidentified man, Jane Powell, unidentified woman (partly obscured), Gene Kelly, Sally De Marco, Tony De Marco, Lionel Hampton.

President Harry S. Truman (left) waves to the crowd from the balcony at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman are seated next to him in the front row. There is a banner with the Presidential Seal hanging from the front of the balcony. The Seal is partially obscured.

Distance view of President Truman and his family at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., seated on the balcony. In front row from left to right are President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman along with unidentified guests. A large banner with the Presidential Seal hangs in front of the balcony.

Bess Truman, attired in a long evening dress and fur coat, poses for a photo op, probably at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball which was also celebrated at the White House during the day with a large influx of movie stars. Behind her are a pair of legs and a piano. From: Truman home.