First ladies

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) receive an overmantel for the renovated White House presented by Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (center right)on behalf of her father, King George VI. Prince Philip (right) looks on. The overmantel consisted of a English candelabra and a three-part mirror, with an oil painting of flowers set in a carved gilt frame. Also present is British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks (far left), Admiral Robert Dennison (left side of platform, fifth from right), and General Harry Vaughan (left side of platform, right).

From left to right in the back seat, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh , First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman ride in an open limousine after the arrival of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Washington National Airport. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center), Mrs. Bess Truman (foreground, second from left) and Margaret Truman (foreground, left) greet Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (foreground, second from right) and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (foreground, right), upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. In the background on the far left are Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and Mrs. Evlyn Snyder. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right), Mrs. Bess Truman (fourth from left), and other unidentified guests attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right, back to camera), First Lady Bess W. Truman (fourth from right, back to camera) and other unidentified guests pay respects at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) along with unidentified guests attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

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.