Parades

Picture of large crowd gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to cheer and welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower back from Europe.

Large crowd gathered outside the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (back towards the camera) approaching a speaker's platform just outside a Washington, D.C. building as he is surrounded by a cheering crowd.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower standing in the back of his jeep, surrounded by photographers and a cheering crowd as he is making his way down the parade route in Washington, D.C. Others in photo are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower standing up in the back of his jeep, saluting flag-waving crowds along a Washington, D.C. street. Others in photo are unidentified.

Police holding back crowds gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe.

A group of young women, identified as "War Bond Commandos," gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe. All are unidentified.

Crowds gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower to the nation's capital upon his victorious return from World War II.

The Coast Guard Colors pass the President's box in the Armed Forces Day Parade. In the President's box, from left to right, are: Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to President Truman; Brigadier General Morris J. Lee, United States Air Force, in charge of Armed Forces Day Parade; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to President Truman; and Major General Robert B. Landry, Air Force Aide to President Truman. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

United States Army Cadets passing in review in the 1949 Inaugural parade. From: Harry H. Vaughan.