Presidential inaugurations

Color guard and cadets of the United States Military Academy in inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

Massed colors of the Forty-eight states in the inaugural parade. Among the flags: the District of Columbia, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Panama Canal Zone. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

Aerial view of the President's section during the inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

Aerial view of the Presidential reviewing stand with the White House in the background. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Presidential reviewing stand during inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

The Presidential car, escorted by members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, in the inaugural parade. President Harry S. Truman is in the car and members of his World War I battery escort him. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

The President's car leading the inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

Platoon of District of Columbia Metropolitan Police motorcycle escort starting down Pennsylvania Ave. during inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

The inaugural stand at the Capitol during the President's address on inauguration day. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

Air Forces C-82 packets passing over the Capitol on inauguration day. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.