Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Margaret and Bess Truman pose for a photograph in their Kentucky Derby attire, including hats. A note on the back of the photo reads, "Look at those hats!"

Family portrait of First Lady Bess Truman and her three brothers, probably taken at the White House during Christmas. Left to right: Frank Wallace, Fred Wallace, Bess Truman, and George Wallace. This photo is from an original negative. From: Truman house.

Christmas dinner at the White House. Around the table from the left end: Fred Wallace, Madge Gates Wallace, Natalie Wallace, Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, David Wallace, Christine Wallace, Frank Wallace, George Wallace, Mary Jane Truman, President Harry S. Truman. The servants standing in the background are unidentified. This photo is from an original negative found in the Truman home. From: Truman home.

Left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, her mother Madge Gates Wallace, and her sister-in-law May Wallace, seated in the Breakfast Room of the White House. From: Copied from a scrapbook owned by Mrs. James C. Noel and loaned to the Truman Library by her nephew, Jim S. Noel.

Stereograph of Senator and Mrs. Harry S. Truman at a baseball game for the Washington Senators. Margaret Truman can be seen at the far left. Charles Ross can be seen in the row behind Truman. From: Lowell Mason's Stereographic Library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and chowder club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.

Stereograph of President Harry S. Truman throwing out a ball at a Washington Senators baseball game. Bess Truman and Margaret Truman are at his left. From; Lowell Mason's Stereographic Library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and Chowder Club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.

First Lady Bess Truman relaxes on the presidential yacht, the USS Williamsburg.

L-R: Former President Harry S. Truman stands with Robert Spottswood, John Spottswood, and Florence (Fawnie) Spottswood on the porch of the Spottswood home on Caroline Street, Key West, Florida. The face of Bess Truman peaks out of the doorway.

Seated on a couch, Bess Truman (left) and Former President Harry S. Truman (right), pose with an unidentified couple during their vacation in Key West, Florida.

A large group of people stands outside a building in Florida. John Spottswood, who hosted the Trumans on their Key West vacation, stands to the far left in this photograph. Margaret Truman Daniel (blue striped dress) stands next to Bess Truman (red and white dress) and Former President Harry S. Truman stands in the center behind Bess Truman. Secret Service agent Paul Burns stands in the back row in a brown coat and tie. The rest of the group is unidentified.