Parades

Inaugural parade float representing the American Federation of Musicians featuring live musicians and symbols such as treble clefs and piano keyboards.

Inaugural parade float representing the Chinese American community featuring women in traditional Chinese clothing and small scale replicas of pagodas, lanterns, and the Great Wall. The float of the National Conference of Christians and Jews can be seen behind this float.

Inaugural parade float representing the Association of Railway Labor Executives featuring a train and various railway laborers. All are unidentified.

Inaugural parade float representing the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association featuring men reenacting the 1945 raising of the flag over Iwo Jima, Japan. All people are unidentified. The floats of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) can be seen behind the Marine Corps float.

Inaugural parade float representing the International Association of Machinists featuring cogs, a hand holding a tool, and men and a woman greeting parade attendees. Text on the side of the float reads "Freedom and Skill Make This Nation Great."

Inaugural parade float representing Michigan featuring a map of the state which highlights various wildlife and recreational activities. A band can be seen marching behind the float.

Inaugural parade float representing South Carolina featuring plant life from the state and unidentified women greeting parade attendees.

Inaugural parade float representing Delaware featuring re-enactors signing the United States Constitution. All are unidentified.

Inaugural parade float representing Paducah, Kentucky, home of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Marching behind the float is Ashland, Kentucky's Tomcat Band. All are unidentified.

This is a view of the Inaugural parade float representing the National Conference of Christians and Jews featuring symbols of the United States including an eagle, American flag, and the Statue of Liberty. The woman posing as the Statue of Liberty is Laura Brooks Jaecks. All others are unidentified.