Gallery: Scenes of the Biden Harris inauguration from the streets

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: National Guard troops operate an armed checkpoint near the United States Capitol Building on the morning of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: The United States Capitol Building is surrounded by a security fence on the morning of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A woman makes an inauguration celebration cell phone video using dolls of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris dolls near United States Capitol. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Smokey Sims dances in celebration (at Black Lives Matter Plaza) after outgoing president Donald J. TrumpÕs helicopter departs the white house on the day Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States along with Kamala Harris as Vice President. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Activist Laurie Arbeiter holds a sign reading, Trump is Defeated, at Black Lives Matter Plaza after outgoing president Donald J. TrumpÕs helicopter departs the white house on the day Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States along with Kamala Harris as Vice President. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: National Guard troops march past a souvenir stand selling items at a discount on the morning of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A woman with a selfie stick makes a video while wearing a MAGA hat near the White House during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A woman with a selfie stick makes a video while wearing a MAGA hat near the White House during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Ella Smith wears a t-shirt in celebration the day Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States along with Kamala Harris as Vice President. Harris is both the first woman of color to be vice president, and the first woman. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: National Guard soldiers guard a checkpoint near Pennsylvania Avenue Building on the afternoon of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Mary Louise Delaney, left, and her mother Mary Lou Delaney, right, celebrate near the White House after Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States along with Kamala Harris as Vice President. Harris is both the first woman of color to be vice president, and the first woman. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Trump supporter James Schenk protests, while carrying a “Stop the Steal” sign after Joe Biden is inaugurated as President of the United States along with Kamala Harris as Vice President. Schenk said he was at the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol Building, but he did not go inside. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A man and woman look toward the White House on the afternoon of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The man, who called the inauguration “sad,” said he didn’t want to be identified due to what he called, “cancel culture,” but added, he, “hopes truth and justice prevail.” (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: An image of Rudy Giuliani hangs from a street light after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Inauguration attendees wait in vain for hours in a line for the 25 spots along Pennsylvania Avenue to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The entry point was for the only area open to the public to see the parade but Biden didn’t pass by and chose another route. Journalists without Secret Service credentials would have also had to wait in the same line as no preference was made between the media and the public. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Inauguration attendees wait to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue but Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. There were only 25 spots at the only public spot along the route, but those who waited in line for hours did not get to see the president. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Inauguration attendees wait in vain for hours in a line for the 25 spots along Pennsylvania Avenue to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The entry point was for the only area open to the public to see the parade but Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. Journalists without Secret Service credentials would have also had to wait in the same line as no preference was made between the media and the public. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: National Guard soldiers arrange their protective gear on the afternoon of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Inauguration attendees wait in vain for hours in the 25 spots along Pennsylvania Avenue to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The entry point was for the only area open to the public to see the parade but Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. Journalists without Secret Service credentials would have also had to wait in the same line as no preference was made between the media and the public. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A person runs with a Biden Harris campaign sign at the spot where inauguration attendees waited in vain for hours in a line for the 25 spots along Pennsylvania Avenue to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The entry point was for the only area open to the public to see the parade but Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. Journalists without Secret Service credentials would have also had to wait in the same line as no preference was made between the media and the public. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: An inauguration attendee tries to see the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue but Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. There were only 25 spots at the only public spot along the route, but those who waited in line for hours did not get to see the president. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A fence blocks access to the inauguration parade of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue. Biden didn’t pass by, and chose another route. There were only 25 spots at the only public spot along the route, but those who waited in line for hours did not get to see the president. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A woman celebrates at Black Lives Matter Plaza on the afternoon of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

01202021- Washington, District of Columbia, USA: A vendor sells souvenirs the afternoon of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)