Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and Mrs. Bess Truman prepare to leave the deck of the "U.S. Ranger". Others are unidentified. They are in Islamorada, Florida.

Left to right: Mrs. Henri Bonnet, wife of the French Ambassador, unidentified women, Bess Truman, and Mrs. Charles Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture. The date and event are unknown, but it was evidently at the Carlton Hotel.

Front row from left to right, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman, along with other unidentified guests. President Truman and his family are seated in the balcony at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. In front of the balcony hangs a banner with the Presidential Seal.

Left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman attending the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

Front row, standing from left to right, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman at the inaugural gala in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. In front of the balcony is hanging a banner with the Presidential Seal. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) waves to the crowd from the balcony at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman are seated next to him in the front row. There is a banner with the Presidential Seal hanging from the front of the balcony. The Seal is partially obscured.

Distance view of President Truman and his family at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., seated on the balcony. In front row from left to right are President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman along with unidentified guests. A large banner with the Presidential Seal hangs in front of the balcony.

Front row from left to right, District Commissioner Guy Jason, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman. They are standing on the rear of a train at Union Station, Washington, D.C. having returned from a political campaigning trip.

Oval head-and-shoulders formal portrait of Bess Truman wearing a dark dress with pearls (See also 59-794.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, attired in a long evening dress and fur coat, poses for a photo op, probably at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball which was also celebrated at the White House during the day with a large influx of movie stars. Behind her are a pair of legs and a piano. From: Truman home.