First ladies

Bess Truman and three unidentified women in evening gowns pose for a photo at a Pi Phi Founders Day gathering at the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.

First Lady Bess Truman (right) and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall wait at Washington National Airport for the arrival of President Harry S. Truman, returning after a two-week vacation in Florida. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman (center with back turned), Bess Truman (right), Margaret Truman (behind Bess), and unidentified others stand on a dock saying goodbye to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington, a stop on the President's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The First Family at the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. Shown with them is Charles Ross, on the far left, talking to Margaret Truman, and Bess Truman in foreground. President Harry S. Truman is mostly obscured by Washington Governor Monrad Wallgren and Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation, Frank A. Banks. All have their backs to the camera. This was a stop on President Truman's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Bess Truman enjoy a post-election vacation on board the ship "Big Wheel" on their way to the Fort Jefferson National Monument (Dry Tortugas), off the coast of Key West, Florida. Same as 2013-3204 and 86-124-1. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Left to right: Perle Mesta, Bess Truman, and Georgia Neese Clark, Secretary of the Treasury, at a reception at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C., honoring Perle Mesta becoming minister to Luxembourg. (See also 70-1027) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer; Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin. (See also 67-2285.) From: Truman Home.

First Lady Bess Truman talks with an unidentified woman at a reception honoring Ambassador Perle Mesta held at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. (See also 2009-1754.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (right) talks with an unidentified woman at a reception honoring Perle Mesta held at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. (See also 2009-1754.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (second from left) talks with an unidentified woman at a reception honoring Perle Mesta held at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. (See also 2009-1754.) From: Truman Home.