Presidential inaugurations

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) prepares to speak during the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Also present are First Lady Bess W. Truman (seated, second from left) and daughter Margaret Truman (right). All others are unidentified.

Performers and others at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Gala stand backstage. Guy Lombardo is on the left. Xavier Cugat, who is holding a tiny dog, is on the right. All others are unidentified.

One of the bands does a musical performance at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural gala.

A military band sits on a platform beneath the balcony where the honored guests are seated for the Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. All are unidentified.

This is a view of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Left to Right, unidentified man, unidentified woman, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret (Mrs. Harry) Vaughan, James Vardaman, unidentified woman.

Vice President Alben W. Barkley (front row, seventh from the left) takes the oath of office. President Harry S. Truman is in the front row, fifth from the left. Also in the front row, from left to right, are Marian (Mrs. Max) Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified man, President Truman, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, left) waves to the crowd as his limousine moves down the street during the Inaugural Parade. All others are unidentified.

This is a view of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Standing in the center from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Seated on the right is Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson. All others are unidentified.

This is a view of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

Attorney General Tom Clark (foreground, left) chats with Mary Ellen Pendergast (center) and Jacquie Roche at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All others are unidentified.