Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."

Robert P. Weatherford, Mayor of Independence, Missouri, stands behind the lectern during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Truman Library and Museum. Former President Harry S. Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman stand to Weatherford's left. The future home of the Truman Library is located in Slover Park in Independence, MO. Donor: Dr. Elliot S Berkley.

An unidentified person (left) walks alongside former First Lady Bess Truman (center) and former President Harry S. Truman (right). The Trumans are shown walking near a canal in Venice, Italy as part of their European vacation. The individuals in the background are also unidentified. Donor: Clifford Beegle.

First Lady Bess Truman (rear left) and Washington Governmor Monrad Wallgren (rear center) look on as President Harry S. Truman holds a hat over his chest upon their arrival in Bremerton, Washington. The Navy personnel standing at attention to the left and right of President Truman are unidentified. The Trumans were visiting the Bremerton Naval Shipyard in Washington, a stop on their trip to the West Coast. Donor: Julia White.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman stand arm-in-arm on the front porch of their home at 219 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri. Photograph appears in an album of photos by photographer Bradley Smith for the "Mr. Citizen" project.

First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman smile from the rear platform of a train in Independence, Missouri. After voting in the mid-term election earlier that morning, the Trumans were leaving on a Baltimore & Ohio train from Independence to Washington, D.C.