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Truman, Acheson, and Vinson at Acheson's Swearing-in Ceremony

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

Truman, Acheson, and Vinson at Acheson's Swearing-in Ceremony

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson at Acheson's swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. Standing in the background, from left to right, are: unidentified woman, unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by Vinson), Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

Swearing-in Ceremony of Dean Acheson

Dean Acheson (left) being sworn in as Secretary of State by Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right). Standing behind his desk in the Oval Office is President Harry S. Truman. In the background from left to right are: Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Mary Jane Truman, and an unidentified woman.

Truman Family in the Viewing Stand at the Inaugural Ball

Attendees in the viewing stand at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington. In the first row of the balcony, from left to right are: unidentified man, Mary Jane Truman, Margaret Truman (standing), President Harry S. Truman (standing), Ms. Perle Mesta, First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified girl, unidentified woman, unidentified boy, J. Vivian Truman.

Attendees at Inaugural Ball

Attendees at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. First Lady Bess W. Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fourth from the left. Margaret Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fifth from the left. Seated between Bess and Margaret is Mary Jane Truman. Seated in the first row of the balcony, near the Presidential flag, is President Harry S. Truman and Ms. Perle Mesta (partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

Mary Jane Truman in White House Rose Garden

Stereographic photo of Mary Jane Truman, sister of President Truman, walking in the White House Rose Garden by the South Portico. From: Lowell Mason. An envelope containing the photos had a handwritten note from President Truman to Margaret Truman: "Margie - Put these with your collection for historical purposes. The President. President's Study. Lowell Mason made them and gave them to me. Dad"