First ladies

Bess Truman (second from right) poses with a group of unidentified individuals, including a Merchant Marine officer, outside a building on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, New York. From: Truman Home.

An elderly Bess Truman, who is sitting in a large yellow chair in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri, looks at a small blue gift box. Standing next to her are an unidentified woman (center) and Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right). From: Truman Home.

Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right) and an unidentified woman visit with Bess Truman, who is sitting on a large yellow chair, in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Georgia Neese Clark Gray (right) and an unidentified woman visit with Bess Truman who is sitting on a large yellow chair in her home on Delaware in Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (second from left), wearing an evening gown, chats with three unidentified women at the New York Newspaper Girls' party held at the Statler Hotel in New York City. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (left) sits in an easy chair and converses with an unidentified woman in the library of the Truman home on Delaware, Independence, Missouri. (See also 2009-1832.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman sits in an easy chair with an unidentified man (left) in the library of the Truman home on Delaware, Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

First Lady Bess Truman (left) and two unidentified ladies climbing stairs at unidentified location, possibly hotel. There is a canopy over the stairs. They appear to be arriving at a social event, evidently in Washington, D. C. Transferred from museum collection to audiovisual in 2010.

Left to right: Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and former President Harry S. Truman appearing to leave a hotel en route to a luncheon with Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell (not pictured). See also 95-125-1 and 2 and 68-1515. Transferred from museum collection 10/2009.

Bess Truman (left) is cutting a birthday cake at an unidentified event at the Mayflower Hotel (see microphone sign). There is an unidentified lady to the right holding the plate. There are ladies standing in the background. Transferred from the museum collection, 10/2009.