Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.

President Harry S. Truman (center) waves from the back of the campaign train as he shakes hands with Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Alben Barkley. Margaret Truman (right) watches from the back of the train. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium on the opening day of baseball season. Front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Harry S. Truman, Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack, and Vice President Alben Barkley. Behind Vice President Barkley is Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. Between Mr. Mack and Mr. Barkley is Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith. All others are unidentified.

Soldiers march past President Harry S. Truman's viewing stand at the Inaugural Parade. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are standing in the center of the box. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (center, right) watch the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stands. Also present, seated in the first row, left to right, are: unidentified woman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Admiral Robert Dennison. Seated behind Mrs. Truman is Margaret Truman. Seated in the third row, second from the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the second row, in between General Vaughan and General Landry is Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath.

An Army tank passes President Harry S. Truman's viewing stand during the Inaugural Parade. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are visible in the center of the stands. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley wave to crowds during the Inaugural Parade from their car. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Frances Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman attend the Inaugural Gala at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley watch the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stand. Seated next to Mr. Barkley are General Harry Vaughan and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff and vacation party pose for a photograph on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row (left to right), William Hassett, Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second row (left to right), Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, General Wallace Graham, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels.