First ladies

Left to right: Mrs. Fred (Christine) Wallace, Bess Truman, Bess' niece Marian Wallace, and her nephew, David Wallace, seated on a sofa. (See also 2009-1571.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, currently touring Europe with her husband, and an unidentified man watch Harry (not shown) do the honors with a candle-bedecked cake as they celebrate their 39th wedding anniversary at a dinner in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (See also 93-259.) From: Truman Home

President Harry S. Truman doffs his hat to the welcoming crowd as he and Mrs. Bess Truman leave their train at Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, three-quarters of the way through his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 66-768) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Bess Truman attends a Salvation Army Auxiliary Benefit Garden Party at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Mrs. Bontree, Bess Truman, Mrs. Buckemeyer, and Mrs. Dougherty. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman attends a Salvation Army Auxiliary Benefit Garden Party at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Left to right are Mrs. Bontree, unidentified woman, Bess Truman, Mrs. Buckemeyer, and Mrs. Dougherty. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, seated in a row with four unidentified women, shakes hands with an unidentified man standing in front of her. The audience is seated in what appears to be a theater or hall. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, wearing a corsage, sits on a chair and chats with five unidentified women, in a conversational grouping, three seated, and two standing. They are evidently in Washington, D. C. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (center) chats with four unidentified women standing in front of a table. The table has a lace tablecloth and is set with trays of teacups, pastries, and candles indicating some sort of social gathering in Washington, D. C. From: Truman Home

Bess Truman. enjoying a Community Chest luncheon, sits at the left of the podium at the speakers' table. The location and identities of others in the photo are unknown. From: Truman Home.

During graduation exercises, President Harry S. Truman receives an honorary degree of "Doctor of Laws and Letters" from the University of California at Berkeley, one of the stops on his West Coast trip. Mrs. Bess Truman is to the right of the President. (Same as 98-1262. See also 98-1263.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.