Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Original caption: "Davy Jones has been sighted." President Harry S. Truman (near center, in printed shirt), First Lady Bess Truman (front row of large group, second from right), and Margaret Truman attend a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri as they return from a trip to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman at the reviewing stand for the Independence Day Parade in Rio de Janeiro. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Harry S. Truman is received in Trinidad, on his way to a conference in Brazil. Major A. O. Balus, aide de Camp to Governor Shaw, passes down the receiving line. The receiving line, left to right: Governor Sir John Shaw, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and their daughter, Margaret Truman. From the album, President Truman's trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Truman, and daughter Margaret. Newspaper Clipping Photo.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (standing, left), Margaret Truman (seated, left), and Mary Jane Truman (seated, right) attend a luncheon in Bolivar, Missouri, in honor of the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar. All others are unidentified.

Bess and Margaret Truman and others wait for the official ceremonies at the airport to end. The President's airplane, the "Independence," is in the background. They have landed in Trinidad, BWI, on the way to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Church services on the main deck. President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, attend church services on the U. S. S. Missouri, during their return trip from Brazil. Admiral William D. Leahy is seated to the right of Margaret Truman. Stanley Woodward and Charles Ross are at far right. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Mrs. Truman and the President follow the fast action of a tennis game on the U. S. S. Missouri, as they return from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Prime Minister Nehru hosts President Truman at the Indian Embassy. From left to right: Indira Gandhi, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Madam Vijaya Pandit, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

Pictured, from left to right, are an unidentified man, Mrs. William M. Boyle, Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, India Edwards, an unidentified man, and two unidentified women at the National Democratic Conference and Jefferson Jubilee at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago.