Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben William Barkley sharing a refreshment before reviewing the 1949 Inaugural parade. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Return of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley to Washington, D.C. after the Presidential election. Seated in back, left to right: President Truman, J. Howard McGrath, and Vice President-elect Barkley. Seated in front, left to right: Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley).

Return of President Harry S. Truman (back of car, left) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (back of car, right) to Washington, D. C. after the Presidential election. Between them is Senator J. Howard McGrath. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman and Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt, Senator Barkley's daughter, are seated in front of them. Others are unidentified.

Return of President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) to Washington, D. C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. They are at Union Station. Others on the platform are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted by Vice President-elect Alben Barkley on his arrival at Union Station, Washington, D. C., as he returned to the White House after scoring a victory over Governor Thomas E. Dewey.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. To the right of the President are: Bucky Harris, New York Yankees; President Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators; and Casey Stengel, manager of the New York Yankees. Vice President Alben Barkley and Bess Wallace Truman are to the left of President Truman. Behind Vice President Barkley is General Harry Vaughan. Behind President Truman is Averell Harriman. Standing behind Bucky Harris is President Truman's secretary, Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman delivering his Inaugural Address. Original photograph is from a photo album of inaugural events.

Vice President Alben W. Barkley is shown with the family of Daniel J. Leary on the tarmac at Joplin Municipal Airport in Joplin, Missouri. The other family members are unidentified. Given by the family of Roberta McGowan.