Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Head and shoulders portrait of Vice President Alben Barkley. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Left to right: Chairman of the Dinner (unidentified), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman at the Presidential Electors Dinner. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

President Harry S. Truman addressing a joint session of Congress asking lawmakers to enact legislation authorizing the government to seize the steel industry and run it until the contract dispute is settled. Seated behind him are Vice President Alben Barkley, left, and House Majority Leader John W. McCormack. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman throws out he first ball in the game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left to right in the front row: Vice President Alben Barkley, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President Truman and (three men at extreme right) Clark Griffith, Washington Team President; Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Washington Manager, and Lou Boudreau, Boston Manager. Directly behind Mr. Vinson is Admiral Sidney Souers. Next on right are Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide, and Major General Robert Landry, Air Force Aide.

President Harry S. Truman delivered his State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress, meeting in the House Chamber. Seated behind the President are Vice President Alben W. Barkley (left) and House Speaker Sam Rayburn (right). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman delivered his State of the Union message to a joint session of Congress. On the rostrum behind President Truman are Vice President Alben Barkley (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman delivering his State of the Union message at a Joint Session of Congress. Vice President Alben Barkley is seated on the rostrum behind President Truman. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Senator Alben Barkley looks a bit different these days and if you don't think so, just take a look at the upper lip! The way the Senator from Kentucky is showing it off, he appears mighty proud of the moustache. From: Beth Gore.

Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky looks like the Democratic National Convention's unanimous choice for Vice-President. At 70, he has spent half his life in Congress and is a loyal Democrat and party workhorse. The gray-haired Kentuckian is a widower with three children. This is a new portrait of Mr. Barkley. From: Beth Gore.

Left to right: Senator Alben Barkley, Bess Truman, and President Harry S. Truman. President Truman and Mrs. Truman are leaving Washington for a weekend at their home in Independence, Missouri. Senator Alben W. Barkley, Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader, was in the party and will leave the plane at Paducah, Kentucky, where he is scheduled to speak this weekend. The President and Mrs. Truman and the Senator are shown at Washington National Airport prior to boarding their plane. From: Beth Gore.