Inaugurations

Director Robert Howe Harmon led the Singing Capital Chorus which performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.

The United States Air Force Band, led by George E. Howard, performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949. The are posed at an airfield between two airplanes. All are unidentified.

Singer Dick Haymes performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949. This photo is a still from the motion picture "One Touch of Venus."

Design for the Missouri Inaugural Parade Float drawn by Frank B. Nuderscher of St. Louis, Missouri. The Missouri float, constructed at the Washington, D.C. National Guard Armory, led all other floats in the Inaugural Parade held January 20, 1949.

Singer Jane Froman performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.

Dancer and actor Gene Kelly served as a Master of Ceremony and performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.

Photograph of the cover of the Official 1949 Inaugural Program.

The United States Navy Band, led by Charles Brendler and Richard E. Townsend, performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949. The are posed in front of the United States Capitol Building.

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, shown here with his dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.