Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Left to right, Mrs. Dorothy Brooks (cut off by edge of photo), Thomas Hart Benton, Rita Benton, Mrs. Bess Truman, Captain Paul Westwood (in background, behind Mr. Truman) and former President Harry S. Truman at the reception for the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's Mural at the Truman Library.

From left to right, Mrs. Rita Benton, Miss Jessie Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Bess Truman, unidentified man, former President Harry S. Truman, and unidentified woman at the reception for the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural at the Truman Library.

From left to right, Mrs. Rita Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, and Bess Wallace Truman greets guests after the ceremony dedicating Thomas Hart Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right along right side of photo, Mrs. Rita Benton (partly obscured), Miss Jessie Benton, Thomas Hart Benton (mostly obscured), Bess Wallace Truman, and former President Harry S. Truman greet guests in the reception line after the ceremony dedicating Thomas Hart Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right along right side of photo, Mrs. Rita Benton, Miss Jessie Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Bess Wallace Truman, and former President Harry S. Truman greet guests in the reception line after the ceremony dedicating Mr. Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, Mrs. Gloria Directo gives Thomas Heart Benton a lei while Bess Wallace Truman watches in the reception line after the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, Mrs. Rita Benton, Miss Jessie Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Bess Wallace Truman, and former President Harry S. Truman (partly obscured) greet guests after the dedication of Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right: former President Harry S. Truman (turned toward the Library), David D. Lloyd, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and Chief Justice Earl Warren, who is speaking at the dedication of the mural by Thomas Hart Benton at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

Chief Justice Earl Warren prepares to speak to the crowd at the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. In the left background are Thomas Hart Benton and Bess Wallace Truman.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Thomas Hart Benton, and Bess Wallace Truman on the speaker's stand at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.