Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley are shaking hands looking into the crowd. They are on the stand at the 1948 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. Standing behind Mr. Truman is Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt, Alben Barkley's daughter. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.

President Harry S. Truman (center) waves from the back of the campaign train as he shakes hands with Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Alben Barkley. Margaret Truman (right) watches from the back of the train. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium on the opening day of baseball season. Front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Harry S. Truman, Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack, and Vice President Alben Barkley. Behind Vice President Barkley is Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. Between Mr. Mack and Mr. Barkley is Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith. All others are unidentified.

Soldiers march past President Harry S. Truman's viewing stand at the Inaugural Parade. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are standing in the center of the box. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (center, right) watch the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stands. Also present, seated in the first row, left to right, are: unidentified woman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Admiral Robert Dennison. Seated behind Mrs. Truman is Margaret Truman. Seated in the third row, second from the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the second row, in between General Vaughan and General Landry is Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath.

An Army tank passes President Harry S. Truman's viewing stand during the Inaugural Parade. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are visible in the center of the stands. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley wave to crowds during the Inaugural Parade from their car. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Frances Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman attend the Inaugural Gala at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.