Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Bess Truman sits at a desk in an office at the White House and inspects a card proffered by two unidentified women. From: Truman Home.

Left to right: May Wallace, possibly Reathel Odum, George Wallace (Bess Truman's brother), and Bess Truman sit in the front row of a theater or similar building in front row of the audience. From: Truman Home.

Left to right: Unidentified officer, niece Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, and nephew David Wallace poses in front of an airplane after her arrival at Lowry Field Air Base, Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Truman, as honorary godmother, is in Denver to attend the baptism of her new niece. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman and three unidentified women in evening gowns pose for a photo at a Pi Phi Founders Day gathering at the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.

First Lady Bess Truman (right) and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall wait at Washington National Airport for the arrival of President Harry S. Truman, returning after a two-week vacation in Florida. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman, Washington Governor Mon Wallgren, and Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation Frank A. Banks bunched together on the right stand on a bridge overlooking the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington. Margaret Truman signs autographs, and First Lady Bess Truman is at left. The visit to Grand Coulee was one of Truman's West Coast Presidential Campaign stops. (Same as 66-693) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (center with back turned), Bess Truman (right), Margaret Truman (behind Bess), and unidentified others stand on a dock saying goodbye to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington, a stop on the President's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess and Margaret Truman, surrounded by unidentified others, stand in the middle of a bridge over the Columbia River at the site of the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington. This is one of the stops during Truman's presidential trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-229) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The First Family at the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. Shown with them is Charles Ross, on the far left, talking to Margaret Truman, and Bess Truman in foreground. President Harry S. Truman is mostly obscured by Washington Governor Monrad Wallgren and Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation, Frank A. Banks. All have their backs to the camera. This was a stop on President Truman's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Bess Truman enjoy a post-election vacation on board the ship "Big Wheel" on their way to the Fort Jefferson National Monument (Dry Tortugas), off the coast of Key West, Florida. Same as 2013-3204 and 86-124-1. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.