Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman attend a memorial service for President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Left: General Grant, Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Reginald Belknap.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium on the opening day of baseball season. Front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Harry S. Truman, Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack, and Vice President Alben Barkley. Behind Vice President Barkley is Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. Between Mr. Mack and Mr. Barkley is Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith. All others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and their daughter Margaret Truman pose for a photo on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They are in Key West on vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (center, right) watch the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stands. Also present, seated in the first row, left to right, are: unidentified woman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Admiral Robert Dennison. Seated behind Mrs. Truman is Margaret Truman. Seated in the third row, second from the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the second row, in between General Vaughan and General Landry is Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath.

President Harry S. Truman (center foreground, right) takes the oath of office and is sworn in as President by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Fred Vinson (center foreground, left). Also present are Margaret Truman (behind railing, fourth from the left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (behind railing, fifth from left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party attend the Inaugural Ball, and are seated in their box. Seated along the front row, from left to right: President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, David Wallace, Marian Wallace, Mary Jane Truman, and Christine Wallace. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Frances Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley), Vice President Alben Barkley, and President Harry S. Truman attend the Inaugural Gala at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Cuban Ambassador Guillermo Belt (right) at a reception at the Cuban Embassy. Also present is Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras (center). In the background mostly obscured by the Ambassador, is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman, President Carlos Prio Socarras of Cuba, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Mrs. Guillermo Belt, wife of the Cuban Ambassador, are standing in a receiving line a reception given in President Prio Socarras' honor at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Former First Lady Bess W. Truman and the family of Margaret Truman Daniel are escorted by members of the military to the grave site of former President Harry S. Truman in the courtyard of the Truman Library. Mr. Truman's casket is set into place by the pallbearers. All others are unidentified.