First ladies

Bess Truman, (3rd from left) lunches with the crew of the U.S.S. Missouri in the crew's mess hall along with all members of President Truman's party who sat at designated places at several tables. The President was enroute from Brazil after attending a conference. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman appears before Master Sgt. A. Waclawski, Royal Prosecutor of the Royal High Court of the Raging Main, to participate in a ceremony for those who have not previously crossed the equator to become a "Shellback." Margaret Truman in sun glasses stands next to Bess Truman in the background on the left. The President is aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, returning from Brazil. (See also 66-1299.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman (with binoculars), daughter Margaret, and Bess Truman stand on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, witnessing the firing of five salvos from turret one of the ship's main battery during the return trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia. (See also 69-325 and 92-2.) From: Truman Home.

French President Vincent Auriol (carrying wreath, right side, mostly obscured), carrying a wreath to the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Roosevelt's Hyde Park home during Auriol's visit to the United States. Also present are former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (left, with other woman walking behind Auriol) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (group walking behind Mrs. Roosevelt, right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) placing a wreath upon the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York, as Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries look on. In the group standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt are French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) placing a wreath upon the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York, as Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries look on. In the group standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt are French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others are unidentified.

Eleanor Roosevelt (foreground, second from left) shaking hands with French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, right) during his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Also present is Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left). All others are unidentified.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with French President Vincent Auriol during his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, from left to right: Mrs. Roosevelt, President Auriol, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. All others are unidentified.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with French President Vincent Auriol during his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, from left to right: Mrs. Roosevelt, President Auriol, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right)and Bess Wallace Truman (second from right), with Adelaide Johnson (in wheelchair), a Washington artist and sculptress who was personally acquainted with President Lincoln, during ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. On the right is Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.