Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Former President Harry S. Truman (with cane) stands next to daughter Margaret Truman (blue stripe dress) as they prepare to be photographed with friends on the deck of a house in Key West, Florida. Mary Spottswood (sleeveless dress) looks at the camera on the right. Bess Truman has her back to the camera and is partially obscured by a post on the left side of the photograph. The rest of the group is unidentified. See also 2016-1525.

Former President Harry S. Truman (with cane) stands next to daughter Margaret Truman (blue stripe dress) as they prepare to be photographed with friends on the deck of a house in Key West, Florida. Mary Spottswood (sleeveless dress) looks away from the camera on the right. Bess Truman (red and white dress) is partially obscured by a post on the left side of the photograph. John Spottswood is mostly obscured behind Mrs. Truman. The rest of the group is unidentified.

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) is obscured by Bess Truman (red and white dress). Former President Harry S. Truman stands in the center with the cane. Secret Service agent Paul Burns stands obscured in the back row in a brown coat and tie. The rest of the group is unidentified. 

Former President Harry S. Truman (with cane) stands next to daughter Margaret Truman (blue stripe dress) as they prepare to be photographed with friends on the deck of a house in Key West, Florida. Mary Spottswood (sleeveless dress) looks at the camera on the right. Bess Truman has her back to the camera and is partially obscured by a post on the left side of the photograph. The rest of the group is unidentified.

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. 

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. Mary Spottswood is barely visible behind Mr. Truman. Secret Service agent Paul Burns stands in the back row in a brown coat and tie. The rest of the group is unidentified. 

From left to right, Bess Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and Charles Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics. They are watching a Boston-Kansas City baseball game. From: Houston Post

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party pose for a photograph at the 10th Presidential trip to Key West. First row, left to right: Harold Enarson, John R. Steelman, first Lady Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter. Second row, left to right: Eben Ayers, David H. Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, Philleo Nash, and Charles W. Jackson. Same as photo 67-3204, 67-3205,67-3204. This photograph is inscribed "Kew West, Florida. December 4, 1951."

Former President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess Truman are shown viewing the monuments and statues in the famed Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy, last week. The Truman's arrived in Genoa from Naples aboard the liner Independence and later continued on to Cannes, France where they will spend their vacation. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman boarded a train last night for Chicago where tonight he addresses a $100-a-plate Democratic party dinner. Following that, the Truman's plan a visit to New York with their daughter, the former Margaret Truman, and her family. From: Houston Post.