District of Columbia float in 1949 Inaugural Parade
District of Columbia float in 1949 Inaugural Parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Inauguration Day
Cadets of the United States Military Academy in inaugural parade
Cadets of the United States Military Academy in inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Color guard and cadets of the United States Military Academy in inaugural parade
Color guard and cadets of the United States Military Academy in inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Massed colors of the Forty-eight states in inaugural parade
Massed colors of the Forty-eight states in the inaugural parade. Among the flags: the District of Columbia, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Panama Canal Zone. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Aerial view of the President's section of the inaugural parade
Aerial view of the President's section during the inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Aerial view of the Presidential reviewing stand
Aerial view of the Presidential reviewing stand with the White House in the background. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
The President and the Vice President at the Presidential reviewing stand during inaugural parade
President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Presidential reviewing stand during inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
The Presidential car, escorted by members of Battery D, in inaugural parade
The Presidential car, escorted by members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, in the inaugural parade. President Harry S. Truman is in the car and members of his World War I battery escort him. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Distance view of the President's car leading the inaugural parade
The President's car leading the inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.
Grand Marshal's Limousine in Inaugural Parade
Limousine carrying the parade Grand Marshal, General Omar Bradley, going down Pennsylvania Avenue in inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.