Inaugural Gala Performer Lionel Hampton
Jazz musician Lionel Hampton and his band performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949. In this photo, he is shown playing his vibraphone.
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President Truman and Hollywood Stars at Inaugural Gala
President Harry S. Truman poses with performers at the inaugural gala held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, Margaret O'Brien, George Jessel, unidentified man, Dorothy Maynor, unidentified man (partly obscured), unidentified woman, President Truman, Phil Harris (in background), Alice Faye, Phil Regan, unidentified woman, Lucy Monroe, unidentified man, Jane Powell, unidentified woman (partly obscured), Gene Kelly, Sally De Marco, Tony De Marco, Lionel Hampton.