Presidential inaugurations

Fireworks illuminate the night sky near the Washington Monument during President Harry S. Truman's inaugural celebration.

An armored vehicle driven by soldiers is passing in front of the viewing stand at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural parade. President Truman is seated behind the center stripe of the bunting on the front of the stand. Vice-President Alben Barkley is on the right behind the bunting. All others unidentified.

Crowds watch as an unidentified marching band passes by at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural parade.

First Lady Bess Truman and daughter Margaret Truman with other dignitaries, watching the inaugural parade from the reviewing stand. Front row, left to right: unidentified woman, Mrs. Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley). Second row, left to right: unidentified woman, Drucie Snyder, Margaret Truman. Seated behind Margaret on the right is Mary (Mrs. Omar) Bradley and General Omar Bradley. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Vice-President Alben Barkley (right) waving from the reviewing stand during the Inaugural Parade. Seated in the background on the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the background on the right side, front row are, left to right, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Vice-President Alben Barkley (right) on the reviewing stand during the Inaugural parade, holding cups containing warm beverages in their gloved hands. Seated in the background on the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the background on the right side, front row is General Robert Landry (left) and Admiral Robert Dennison (right). All others are unidentified.

Crowd watching the floats pass by at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural parade.

A formation of airplanes, B-36 bombers, flying over Washington during the inaugural festivities for President Harry S. Truman.

Unidentified marching band participating in President Harry S. Truman's inaugural parade.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet watch the Inaugural parade from the reviewing stand. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified boy, unidentified woman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, unidentified woman. In the second row, left to right are: Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.