Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

First Lady Bess Truman (right), coat in hand, walks through the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., with an unidentified woman. (Photo is cut in half.) From: Truman Home.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on the stand prior to the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, Truman Library, Inc. president Basil O'Connor, and former President Harry S. Truman at dedication ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on the platform prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman at the ground breaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (at table, left) and former President Harry S. Truman (at table, right) greet guests in the Harry S. Truman Library auditorium after the signing of the Medicare Bill. Also pictured: First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (behind President Johnson), Vice-President Hubert Humphrey (behind Truman, left), and Mrs. Bess Truman (behind Truman, right).

Former President Harry S. Truman on the day of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right Mrs. Bess Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, Basil O'Connor, president of Truman Library, Inc., and former President Truman.

Bess Truman sitting in an easy chair in a parlor at Blair House in Washington, D.C., is visited by two unidentified women and one unidentified man. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (center) cast their votes for players to appear in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. Also present is Clark Griffith (right), owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.

Former First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (center) cast their votes for the 1953 All Star baseball players. Standing on the right in the foreground is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.