Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman and others arriving in Washington, D. C. Back, from left: President Truman, J. Howard McGrath, Alben Barkley. Front, from left: Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and Marian Barkley Truitt. Inscribed: "Good luck Mr. President! Yours very sincerely Steve Zweig, Washington, D. C., November 5, 1948" Same as 58-463-1.

President Harry S. Truman throwing the first pitch at an opening baseball game. Front row, from left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (behind Mack, partly obscured), and Vice President Alben W. Barkley.

Alben W. Barkley and Harry S. Truman with a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly at the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

President Harry S. Truman is met by Vice President-elect Alben Barkley after the 1948 Presidential election. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley in the Inaugural Parade after taking their oaths of office. Original is oversized.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first baseball at the opening game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. To Truman\'s right is Vice-President Alben Barkley. Clark Griffith, Washington Senators owner is to the left of President Truman. Matthew Connelly and Admiral William D. Leahy are standing behind Clark Griffith. Fred Vinson is standing behind Alben Barkley.

First meeting of the "Big Four" Congressional leaders with President Harry S. Truman. Left to right, standing: Senate Majority Leader Ernest McFarland and House Majority Leader John W. McCormack; seated: Vice President Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. This photo is autographed by all five men. Same photo, not autographed: 68-1548, 70-1097. Original oversize photo is located in vault.

Return of President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (second from the right) to Washington, D.C. after the Presidential election. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben William Barkley leaving Pennsylvania Avenue and entering 15th Street N.W. during the 1949 Presidential Inauguration parade. Original photo is in a photo album of inaugural events.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben William Barkley leaving the White House for the 1949 Inaugural reviewing stand. Original photo is in a photograph album on inaugural events.