Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on the platform, from left to right: Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Bess W. Truman.

Truman and Barkley families in the motorcade upon their return to Washington, D. C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Front row, left to right: Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley). Back row, left to right: President Harry S. Truman, J. Howard McGrath, and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley.

Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and Vice President-elect Harry S. Truman and unidentified men arriving at the B & O Railroad Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, and Margaret Truman stand together at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Portrait of Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley). Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, President Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Vice President Barkley, and unidentified man.

Portrait of Bess Wallace Truman.

Portrait of Bess Wallace Truman.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman and Margaret Truman at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman and Margaret Truman at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.