First ladies

Bess Truman speaks with a group of servicemen (probably a chorus) standing on risers at a USO gathering in Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman receives an introduction from an unidentified spokeswoman at a Community Chest luncheon. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, standing at the head of the table, attends a luncheon with unidentified members of the Woman's Democratic Club at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The table is decorated with a miniature "parade float" featuring Harry Truman and the State of Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Mrs. Harry Truman attended a special ceremony this morning dedicating a gift book to the Philippines at the Y.W.C.A. Left to right: Mrs. Paul V. McNutt, wife of the present Commissioner of the Philippines; Mrs. Bess Truman; and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, wife of the former Governor of the Philippines. From: Truman Home.

David Wallace, 11, and his sister Marian, 9, son and daughter of David F. Wallace, Sr., of Denver, Colorado, are shown with their aunt, Bess Wallace, on the White House lawn. (See also photo 99-1273.) From: Truman Home.

Album of silver medallions entitled "The First Ladies of the United States" (Cover only; see 2009-1722 for contents.) The album reads: "Presented by the Franklin Mint to Bess Truman on behalf of the White House Historical Association." (See also photo 72-3544.) From: Truman Home

Figurine of Bess Truman in a woven gray satin dress with a silver swirling feather design which she wore at the Presidential Reception at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1949. (See also 2009-1718.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, wife of the President, and Col. Mary Hallaren (right), WAC Director, smile as Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-Mass) (center) cuts the fifth birthday cake of the Women's Army Corps. Members of the corps (rear), who requested that Rep. Rogers cut the cake, look on at the anniversary party in Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.

Head-and-shoulder portraits of the first ladies of the United States on silver medallions in an album entitled" The First Ladies of the United States" (see 2009-1721 for cover) presented by the Franklin Mint to Bess Truman on behalf of the White House Historical Association. (See also photo 72-3544.) From: Truman Home.

Front view of the dress worn by Bess Wallace Truman, First Lady of the White House, at the Presidential Reception at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 20, 1949. The material is a specially woven gray satin with a swirling feather design in silver lame, which was created by Ducharne of Paris. From: Truman Home