First ladies

An elderly Bess Truman (center) with an unidentified man and woman and others (See also 2009-1824) at Stephenson's Apple Farm Restaurant in Lee's Summit, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

An elderly Bess Truman (left) dines with an unidentified woman and others (See also 2009-1825) at Stephenson's Apple Farm Restaurant in Lee's Summit, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

In her home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri, Bess Truman (left) is visited and entertained by the antics of a toddler as his mother watches. (See also 2009-1819.) From: Truman Home.

In her home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri, Bess Truman is visited and entertained by the antics of a toddler as his mother watches. The date and identities of the visitors are unknown. (See also 2009-1820.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman points her white-gloved hand at Mrs. Meigs while attending a Garden Party at St. John's Orphanage. The city is unknown.

Bess Truman and John Snyder and unidentified others at an outdoor event. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (left) poses with an unidentified couple in front of her home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Faded color snapshot of a doll presented to a young girl by Bess Truman at a Congressional Club luncheon. (See also 2009-1812) From: Truman Home.

In one of a series of photographs depicting a typical day in the life of Senator Harry S. Truman, Senator Truman and his wife, Bess, work on correspondence in his apartment at 4701 Connecticut in Washington, D. C. From: New York Herald Tribune.

President Harry S. Truman (right), the First Lady Bess W. Truman (middle), and their daughter Margaret (left), at the airport in Washington, D.C., prior to their departure on a trip to the Midwest. All others are identified.