U.S. Air Force

Aerial view of the City of Washington, D. C. with Capitol in background, taken during the inauguration of President Truman. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Aerial view of the District of Columbia, with the Capitol in foreground, on Inauguration Day. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

battery D greeting the President Harry S. Truman as he appears on the Inaugural stand. (President Truman not shown in this photograph). Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

General H. H. Arnold (right) turns over the command of the Air Force to General Carl Spaatz.

General Hoyt S. Vandenberg being administered oath of office as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force by Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

Portrait of Col. William Draper, U.S. Air Force. From: Beth Gore.

President Harry S. Truman is shown speaking to foreign diplomats, possibly from the Philippines, while Undersecretary of State James E. Webb, (right, with hat in hand) looks on.

Group at Post Gym Dance. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Sergeant Elmer G. Brickman, who was at Fort Logan, Colorado.

Former President Harry S. Truman in an eight-way handshake with members of the "Blue Team" from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., who were at the Truman Library for a National Security Seminar. Left to right are: Unidentified, Colonel John A. Riffle, Colonel Fred J. Frazer, Colonel William A. Twitchell, Former President Truman, Colonel Charles E. Caple, Lt. Colonel Walter G. Allen, and Colonel Robert E. Goerder. (See 2004-396 thru 401; 77-2523 thru 2529; 77-2571 and 2572; 72-3753; and 2006-132 thru 134.) From: Lucille Patterson

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) holds on to a door in a hallway at the Truman Library. The man on his left pointing to the door is unknown as well as the date and event. (See also 2006-131 through 134; 77-2523 through 2529; 77-2571 and 2572; 72-3753). From: Brian Klaus.