Bands (Music)

President Harry S. Truman (left) greets unidentified sailors making up the band on board the USS Augusta. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta as they traveled to participate in the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (right) greets unidentified sailors making up the band on board the USS Augusta. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta as they traveled to participate in the Potsdam Conference.

Rear Admiral James H. Foskett (second from the left) assumes command of the USS Huntington. The other naval officers and sailors are unidentified.

John R. Steelman (left) leads a band of unidentified musicians during a meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The entertainment was associated with a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bridgeport Brass Company when attending the Kentucky Derby.

President Harry S. Truman watches a Drum and Bugle Corps during the noon meal formation in front of Bancroft Hall during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. President Truman is located in the center of the picture on the steps, in front of a light pole. Also present is Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from right of President Truman), General Harry Vaughan (behind Forrestal, mostly obscured), Admiral William Leahy (fifth from President Truman), and Press Secretary Charles Ross (next to Admiral Leahy). All others are unidentified.

National champion baton twirler Gloria Ellexson performs in the parade in Seattle, Washington. The parade was part of a reception for over 1,500 soldiers returning to the United States from combat duty in the Korean War. Some members of the band can be seen on the left. All others are unidentified.

A military marching band prepares to march in a parade to welcome home over 1,500 soldiers who are returning to the United States from combat duty in Korea. The soldiers arrived at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation and marched from Fort Lawton. All are unidentified.

A band stands amongst the crowd that lined the streets of Seattle, Washington to welcome over 1,500 soldiers back to the United States after seeing combat duty in Korea. All are unidentified.

The Army Air Force Band is playing at the Crowning of the Queen at the President's Cup Regatta. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (walking down the center, left, wearing civilian clothes) reviews an honor guard during his visit to Templehof Air Force Base in Berlin, Germany. Also present is Major General Lemuel Mathewson, Commandant of Berlin (walking next to Pace). A military band can be seen in the background on the left. All other soldiers are unidentified.