Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Bess Truman, wearing a suit and hat, walks down what appears to be a "receiving line" of unidentified people. The event, location, and date are unknown, but it appears to be post presidential. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman sits at the head of a table at a candlelight luncheon for several unidentified women. The event, location, and date are unknown. From: Truman Home.

Five people sit in a boat docked at a pier on an unidentified lake. Left to right are: Unidentified man, Frank Wallace, dog, unidentified woman, Natalie (Mrs. Frank) Wallace, and Bess Truman. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (right) poses with a Merchant Marine officer and an unidentified woman outside a building on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine academy, Kings Point, Long Island, New York. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (right) poses with a Merchant Marine officer and an unidentified woman outside a building on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, New York. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (second from right) poses with a group of unidentified individuals, including a Merchant Marine officer, outside a building on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, New York. From: Truman Home.

An elderly Bess Truman, who is sitting in a large yellow chair in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri, looks at a small blue gift box. Standing next to her are an unidentified woman (center) and Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right). From: Truman Home.

Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right) and an unidentified woman visit with Bess Truman, who is sitting on a large yellow chair, in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right) and an unidentified woman visit with Bess Truman who is sitting on a large yellow chair in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (second from left), wearing an evening gown, chats with three unidentified women at the New York Newspaper Girls' party held at the Statler Hotel in New York City. From: Truman Home.