President Truman and family at the inaugural gala
Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Bess, and Margaret Truman at the inaugural gala. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.
Presidential inaugurations
Mrs. Harry S. Truman and Others at the Inaugural Gala
From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, General Harry H. Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, and Chairman Carter Barron stand together at the Inaugural Gala. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.
Battery "D" Breakfast at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., during Inaugural events
Members of Battery "D", 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, sit at a table enjoying the breakfast given by President Harry S. Truman for his comrades at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., during the 1949 inauguration ceremonies. (See 67-6999 for photo of entire room.) All are unidentified.
Members of Battery "D" arrive by train in Washington, D.C., for 1949 inaugural
Members of Battery "D," 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, President Harry S. Truman's outfit in World War I, arrived with their families by train at Union Station in Washington, D.C., from Kansas City, Missouri, for the inauguration ceremonies. Each held a cane which he waved in high spirits. (See 68-1939.)
1949 Inaugural parade
Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman greeting people from the second car in his 1949 Inaugural parade, flanked by a line of Secret Service men on each side. Donor: Mrs. G. R. Greene.