Parades

Unidentified members of the West Indies Day Parade in Harlem, New York relax while the parade stops.

A car with a giant photo of President Harry S. Truman and unofficial Mayor of Harlem, Sherman Hibbitt drives down a street in Harlem, New York for the West Indian Day Parade. The car is driven by Frederick S. Weaver, the Director of Public Relations for the Community of Harlem. On the side of the car is a sign that says "A Vote for Truman is a Vote for Civil Rights." Hibbitt and Truman had met at the White House a few weeks before the parade, when the mounted photo was taken.

An automobile driving down a street in Harlem, New York for the West Indies Day Parade. The people in the car are unidentified.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman (right) in Portland, Oregon, with Mayor Fred L. Peterson in the back seat of an automobile. They are riding in the 47th annual Rose Festival Floral Parade.

Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus (in dark suit) ascending stairs to reviewing stand during the 35th Division Reunion parade in Little Rock, Arkansas. The soldiers accompanying him are unidentified. Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman greeting people from the second car in his 1949 Inaugural parade, flanked by a line of Secret Service men on each side. Donor: Mrs. G. R. Greene.

Group of dignitaries and soldiers standing on a reviewing stand during the 35th Division Reunion ceremonies in Little Rock, Arkansas. Those who can be identified are former President Harry S. Truman (third from the right), retired Major General Ralph E. Truman (cousin of former President Truman, second from right), and Warren Osgood (right). Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) surrounded by a crowd gathered to watch the 35th Division Reunion parade in Little Rock, Arkansas. Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas

Former President Harry S. Truman (in center) and Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus (in front of Truman) shaking hands with members of the crowd watching the 35th Division Reunion parade in Little Rock, Arkansas. Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas

Beginning of the 35th Division Reunion parade, held in Little Rock, Arkansas. Former President Harry S. Truman and Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus attended this event. Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas