Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Front row of the presidential box, from left to right: General Wallace Graham; unidentified; W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President; unidentified; unidentified; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark; and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder watch the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also pictured: General Harry Vaughan (standing behind President Truman); and General Robert Landry (seated, between President and Mrs. Truman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right) speaks to an unidentified man during the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre dedication in Washington's Rock Creek Park. Also pictured: Margaret Truman (front row, left); and First Lady Bess W. Truman (front row, center). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman aboard the Presidential train en route to the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman with his family and others at the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" during the dedication of the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. From left to right: Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton; Margaret Truman; Carter Barron, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; President Harry S. Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Joseph C. McGarraghy, Chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission; and unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman and family listen to the Army band perform during Concert Week at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. Pictured, first row: President Truman (right); First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); and Margaret Truman (third from right). Second row: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) receives a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified young girl while attending a performance by the Army Band at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park. Also pictured: President Harry S. Truman (right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (in background with white hat and corsage). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (center) and others pose for a picture outside the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park before attending a performance by the Army Band. Also pictured: Margaret Truman (right); First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from right); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Guests leave the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park after a performance by the Army band during Concert Week. Pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right); Margaret Truman (third from right); President Harry S. Truman (back to camera, second from right); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (behind President Truman, right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left of Mrs. Chapman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman and family arrive at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park for a concert by the Army band during Concert Week. Pictured, foreground: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left); President Harry S. Truman (third from left); and Margaret Truman (third from right). Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, behind Mrs. Truman). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States from the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row: First Lady Bess W. Truman (left); President Harry S. Truman (second from left); and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook