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Riders on horseback from Maryland participating in President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Parade.

The Presidential party at the Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Washington hostess Perle Mesta, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Ball co-chairman Edgar Morris, and Arthur Bergman. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) during Acheson's swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Chief Justice Fred Vinson (partly obscured by Truman), Mary Jane Truman, and three unidentified women.

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State in the Oval Office, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are Attorney General Tom Clark (left), Mrs. Alice Acheson (visible between Mr. Acheson and Justice Vinson), Senator Tom Connally (partly obscured by Justice Vinson), President Harry S. Truman, and Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified attendees at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Dean Acheson (left) being sworn in as Secretary of State by Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right). Standing behind his desk in the Oval Office is President Harry S. Truman. In the background from left to right are: Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Mary Jane Truman, and an unidentified woman.

Unidentified guests talking with actress Lena Horne (standing, right) at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Unidentified attendees at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball admiring a dog. The ball took place at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Unidentified couple at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Assistant to the President John R. Steelman (left) with other unidentified guests at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.