Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

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.

Photograph during the visit of Princess Elizabeth of England. Left to right: Prince Philip, Margaret Truman, Bess Truman, Princess Elizabeth, President Harry S. Truman. Original photograph is in oversize file.

President Harry S. Truman throwing the first baseball on opening day at the game between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. Joe Kuhel, baseball player, is at right. Vice President Alben Barkley is at far left; Bess Truman is third from left.

Photo of the official portrait of Bess Wallace Truman by Greta Kempton in the Study, Second Floor Oval Room at the White House.