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Attendees at Inaugural Ball

73-2925
Accession Number
73-2925
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338956960
Keywords
Balls (Parties)
Children of presidents
First ladies
Inauguration Day
Presidential family
Presidential inaugurations
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Inaugurations; Truman - Family - Sister - 1949; Truman - Inauguration - 1949; Truman - Margaret - Inauguration - 1949
People Pictured
Mesta, Perle, ca. 1890-1975
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Attendees at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. First Lady Bess W. Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fourth from the left. Margaret Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fifth from the left. Seated between Bess and Margaret is Mary Jane Truman. Seated in the first row of the balcony, near the Presidential flag, is President Harry S. Truman and Ms. Perle Mesta (partly obscured). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
January 20, 1949