President Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley in the reviewing stand at the 1949 Presidential Inaugural Parade
President Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley in the reviewing stand at the 1949 Presidential Inaugural Parade.
Presidential inaugurations
President and Mrs. Truman, Vice President Barkley, his daughter, and Margaret Truman at the inaugural gala in 1949
Left to right: Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Max O. Truitt (daughter of Vice President Barkley), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman at the inaugural gala in 1949.
Float from Chicago in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration Parade
Float from Chicago in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration Parade for President Harry S. Truman.
Whistle Stop Express float in the Presidential Inauguration Parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949
Whistle Stop Express float in the Presidential Inauguration Parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.
Float from Lamar, Missouri in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration parade
Float from Lamar, Missouri in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman. Lamar is the birthplace of President Truman.
Kentucky float in the Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949
Kentucky float in the Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.
Swearing in of Vice President Barkley at the 1949 Presidential Inauguration ceremony
Swearing in of Vice President Alben Barkley (left) at the 1949 Presidential Inauguration ceremony. On the right, administering the oath, is Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed.
Presidential Inauguration event for President Harry S. Truman
Overview of the crowd at the National Guard Armory where the Inaugural Gala was held. President Truman is not visible in this crowd photo.
Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949
Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949.
The Trumans and Barkleys at an Inaugural Luncheon
President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt. Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, President Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Vice President Barkley, and unidentified man. From album "Truman's Inauguration Highlights".