Judges

Lewis B. Schwellenbach being sworn in as Secretary of Labor, replacing Mrs. Frances Perkins. The ceremony was held in the Secretary of the Senate's office. Left to right are Mrs. Frances Perkins, Federal Judge Sherman Minton of Indiana, and Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach. From: Beth Gore.

The new Under Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royall took the oath of office in ceremonies at the Pentagon. The oath was given by Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter as Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson looked on. From: Beth Gore

Charles Ross kisses the Bible after taking the oath as Press Secretary of President Harry S. Truman. Left to right: Associate Justice Wiley Rutledge, who administered the oath; President Truman; Charles Ross; and Mrs. Ross. From: Beth Gore.

William D. Pawley (left) taking the oath of office as United States Ambassador to Brazil. Justice of the Supreme Court William O. Douglas, right, administers the oath. From: Beth Gore.

Edwin W. Pauley, who was named the American member of the Allied Reparations Commission, is shown taking the oath of office, as administered by Associate Justice William O. Douglas, at the White House. President Harry S. Truman is in the center of the picture. From: Beth Gore

Federal Judge Sherman Minton, Chairman of the three-man Presidential Board set up to review the coal strike, shown reading a letter from John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers President, in which he refused to appear before the fact-finding board. From: Beth Gore

In a simple ceremony in his apartment at the Shoreham, Paul V. McNutt (right) was sworn in as High Commissioner of the Philippines by Justice Richard S. Whaley, Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. From: Beth Gore.

Thomas B. McCabe (left) is being sworn in by Chief Justice Fred L. Vinson (right) as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System. Mrs. McCabe is in the center. From: Beth Gore.

Judge F. Ryan Duffy (left) and Senator Harry S. Truman (right) deer hunting. The word "proof" is stamped across this photograph. For better print of same photo, see 66-2922.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson conversing with Mr. and Mrs. John Agar (Shirley Temple) at the inaugural ball. Left to right: John Agar, Mrs. Vinson, Shirley Temple, Fred M. Vinson. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.