Motion Picture MP2006-5
Truman’s Inaugural Parade, Part One of Two
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
102 feet
Running Time
2 minutes 50 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
: Unknown, found in National Archives canister among unaccessioned KCMO films
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description
Beginning of the inaugural parade, including the Missouri and Kentucky floats. President Truman cannot be seen.
Date(s)
January 20, 1949
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
| 00:00 | A police officer stands in the foreground as the inaugural parade for President Harry S. Truman and Vice-President Alben Barkley prepares to begin. Flags line the street in Washington, D.C. where a group on police motorcycles moves past at the vanguard of the parade. A marching band in navy blue uniforms follows. | |
| 00:27 | VIPs drive past in convertibles, followed by another marching band in red uniforms. | |
| 01:20 | A float celebrating the state of Missouri passes. “Harry S. Truman” is written on the front. Following the float is a mule-driven cart filled with people. On the side is painted “From Lamar, Missouri, the Birthplace of President Truman.” | |
| 01:40 | Horseback riders dressed like cavalry precede a float honoring the state of Kentucky. Another truck honoring Kentucky and a marching band led with a banner which reads, “Ashland, Kentucky’s Famous Tom Cat Band Salutes Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley” both follow. | |
| 02:07 | A float that reads, “Delaware. First State of the Union” passes. Marching bands and military formations continue. |