Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

President Harry S. Truman (right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) campaign from the back of a railroad car from an undetermined location.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (front row, third from right) stands on the back of a railroad car in during President Harry S. Truman's stop in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) faces the crowd while at a campaign stop in Newark, New Jersey. First Lady Bess W. Truman can be seen between the microphones on the right. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) listens to a young woman singing while campaigning at Mosque Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. Also present is First Lady Bess W. Truman (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, left, and First Lady Bess W. Truman, second from left, campaign from the back of a railroad car in an undetermined location. Others with them are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (behind the podium, right) wave to the crowd at a campaign stop in Newark, New Jersey. Others in the background are unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (third from right) waves to the crowd while on a campaign stop with President Harry S. Truman (second from left) in New Mexico. Also present is Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (second from right) and General Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from a campaign platform during a campaign even in Syracuse, New York. First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, second from right) and unidentified men accompany the President on the platform.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman stands and waves at a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas, as unidentified men and women seated around her applaud.

Margaret Truman (left) and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (second from right) are greeted by unidentified women during a campaign stop for President Harry S. Truman in Rhode Island.