First ladies

Bess Truman (third from left) sits at the head table with four unidentified women at an unidentified luncheon, evidently at the Chase Statler Hotel in Washington, D. C. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (center) poses with six unidentified women in a room, probably at the White House. From: Truman Home.

First Lady Bess Truman, wearing a suit, orchid corsage, and hat chats with an unidentified woman. There are crop marks on the photo. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman sits at a desk in an office at the White House and inspects a card proffered by two unidentified women. From: Truman Home.

Left to right: May Wallace, possibly Reathel Odum, George Wallace (Bess Truman's brother), and Bess Truman sit in the front row of a theater or similar building in front row of the audience. From: Truman Home.

Left to right: Unidentified officer, niece Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, and nephew David Wallace poses in front of an airplane after her arrival at Lowry Field Air Base, Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Truman, as honorary godmother, is in Denver to attend the baptism of her new niece. From: Truman Home.

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.