Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right), Bess Truman (left), and Dorothy Rosenman (center) have breakfast on the terrace of the Chateau Saint-Martin, Vence, France, during their 1958 European tour. (From original slide SL2617) From: Truman Home.

Head-and-shoulders profile photograph of a smiling Bess Truman in a polka-dot dress. From: Truman Home.

Former President Harry S. Truman doffs his hat and poses with his wife Bess with a railing at their backs separating them from a river in the background.

Photo booth snapshot of Bess Wallace as a young woman, wearing a tricorn hat and glasses. From: Truman Home.

Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Victor Messall attend campaign rally in Sedalia, Missouri, to kick off Senator Harry S. Truman's 1940 re-election campaign. Victor Messall was one of Senator Truman's secretaries and his campaign manager at the time this photo was taken. All others are unidentified.

Almost full-length portrait of Bess Wallace, wearing a large picture hat and glasses. Photo is mounted on a card, with autograph on the card: "Most Sincerely, Bessie '08." From: Truman Home.

Photo booth snapshot of Bess Wallace as a young woman, wearing a tricorn hat. From: Truman Home.