Whistle Stop Express float in the Presidential Inauguration Parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949
Whistle Stop Express float in the Presidential Inauguration Parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.
Presidential inaugurations
Float from Lamar, Missouri in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration parade
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
Kentucky float in the Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.
Swearing in of Vice President Barkley at the 1949 Presidential Inauguration ceremony
Swearing in of Vice President Alben Barkley (left) at the 1949 Presidential Inauguration ceremony. On the right, administering the oath, is Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed.
Presidential Inauguration event for President Harry S. Truman
Overview of the crowd at the National Guard Armory where the Inaugural Gala was held. President Truman is not visible in this crowd photo.
Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949
Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949.
The Trumans and Barkleys at an Inaugural Luncheon
President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt. Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, President Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Vice President Barkley, and unidentified man. From album "Truman's Inauguration Highlights".
The Trumans and Barkleys at an Inaugural Reception
From left to right: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Mrs. Marian Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter. They are attending the President's Inaugural reception at the National Gallery of Art. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.
The Truman and Barkley Families Leaving Blair House for the Inauguration
From left to right, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt (Vice President Barkley's daughter), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman leaving the Blair House for the Inaugural Ceremonies. Original photo is from a photo album of inaugural events.
Truman and Barkley in Inaugural parade
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.