Motion Picture MP2006-5.
Truman’s Inaugural Parade, Part One of Two.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Date: January 20, 1949.
Formats: 16 mm.
Sound: No.
Color: Yes.
Running Time: 2 min., 50 sec.
Footage: 102 ft.
Produced by: : Unknown, found in National Archives canister among unaccessioned KCMO films.
Copyright Restrictions: Unknown.
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SHOT LIST
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| 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.
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