Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

An unidentified friend raises a toast to former president Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and former first lady Bess Truman (seated, center) at the party in honor of their 47th wedding anniversary.

Former president Harry S. Truman and former first lady Bess Truman pose for a photograph with Miriam Lerner.

(L-R) Edwin Pauley, former president Harry S. Truman, former first lady Bess Truman, and Admiral Robert Dennison stand in the living room of the Truman's home in Independence, Missouri.

Former first lady Bess Truman poses in the garden at the Pope Pius XII Institute, during a vacation in Florence, Italy.

The official party poses at the Grand Staircase during the dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Front row (L-R): President Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Margaret Truman Daniel, E. Clifton Daniel, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C. Negatives of the photograph are in the collection. (Original negative KN-C19292 in Kennedy Library.)

Former first lady Bess Truman is fishing in a cave or a grotto while former president Harry S. Truman watches amused. The Trumans were on a tour of Europe, and this was likely taken in Italy.

President Harry S. Truman (right front), Mrs. Bess Truman, and cabinet members leave the Capitol today after the President addressed a Joint Session of the House and Senate. Left to Right: Front, Secretary of State George Marshall; Bess Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and the President. Back: Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Charles Ross, Press Secretary to the President. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman (left), and their daughter, Margaret, stand beside a car upon leaving the south entrance of the White House today to ride to the Capitol for the President's address on the State of the Union before a Joint Session of Congress. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman strums imaginary keys at Constitution Hall tonight as he describes a Chopin waltz, A flat Opus 62, he would like for pianist Jose Iturbi (left) to play during the latter's recital. Watching are Drucie Snyder, daughter of Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Margaret Truman; and First Lady Bess Truman. From: Houston Post.

Aboard the USS Missouri at sea, the President, a land-lubber, is right pleased with himself as he poses in what he calls his six-star Admiral's cap" aboard the USS Missouri. Mrs. Truman (right) for her part, prefers a tropical pith helmet." From: Houston Post.