Parades

Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are in lead car, surrounded by escorts from President Truman's World War I Battery D.

President Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley in the reviewing stand at the 1949 Presidential Inaugural Parade.

Float from Chicago in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration Parade for President Harry S. Truman.

Whistle Stop Express float in the Presidential Inauguration Parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.

Float from Lamar, Missouri in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman. Lamar is the birthplace of President Truman.

Kentucky float in the Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.

Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley passing the Hotel Washington during the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.. Original photo is from a photo album of inaugural events.

President Harry S. Truman and unidentified men in the Battery D parade. Occasion is the 35th Division Reunion in Kansas City, Missouri in 1947. Same as 58-238.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra on the reviewing stand watching the Brazilian Independence Day Parade, along with an unidentified military officer, a priest, and Admiral William D. Leahy (from left to right). President and Mrs. Truman were in Rio de Janeiro on an official state visit. Original is oversized.