Bands (Music)

Distance view of the inauguration of President Harry S. Truman showing the President being sworn into office. The photo also shows the crowd in the stands, and the band beneath the stand at the United States Capitol Building.

Distance view of the inauguration of President Harry S. Truman showing the President being sworn into office. The photo also shows the crowd in the stands, and the band beneath the stand at the United States Capitol Building.

The inauguration of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. Photograph showing the inaugural stand in front of the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. The crowd is standing, and the band is playing.

The inauguration of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. Vice President Barkley is apparently taking the oath of office. The photograph shows most of the inaugural stand, the guests under and around the stand, and the band beneath it.

President Harry S. Truman delivering his inaugural address, beneath the inaugural stand in front of the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. This shot is taken from some distance, showing the guests, crowd and band.

The inaugural stand in front of the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. This shot is taken from a distance, showing the guests seated under the stand, a band gathered below it, and a larger crowd seated behind the band. President Harry S. Truman may be speaking at the podium.

The inauguration stand in front of the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. The guests are in their seats; a band is gathered beneath the stand. President Harry S. Truman is not yet present.

Drum majors, probably from Bolivar High School, passing before the reviewing platform (not visible) on which Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were sitting, in Bolivar, Missouri. These ceremonies marked the presence of President Truman in Bolivar to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar. All in photo are unidentified.

A marching band passing in formation before the reviewing stand (not visible) on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

A military band is standing on the front lawn of the White House. A large crowd is gathered in Jackson Park across the street. The crowd and band are celebrating the return of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. All are unidentified.