First ladies

Oval head-and-shoulders formal portrait of Bess Truman wearing a dark dress with pearls (See also 59-794.) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, attired in a long evening dress and fur coat, poses for a photo op, probably at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball which was also celebrated at the White House during the day with a large influx of movie stars. Behind her are a pair of legs and a piano. From: Truman home.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, first to the left of the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated, second to the left of the podium), Bess Truman (seated, second to the right of the podium) and others on a platform in Bolivar, Missouri. They are attending the ceremonies dedicating a statue of Simon Bolivar. Also present was Admiral William Leahy (far left, in naval uniform). All others are unidentified.

Informal portrait of Bess Truman seated at her secretary-type desk in the Truman living quarters at the White House. From: Truman Home.

Mary Jane Truman (first from left), Margaret Truman (second from left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (fifth from left), and other ladies (unidentified) watch the parade in Bolivar, Missouri. The parade was part of the dedication ceremonies for a statue of Simon Bolivar, which President Harry S. Truman was in town to dedicate.

Bess Truman and Margaret Truman pose for a group photo with members of Bess Truman's Independence, Missouri bridge club outside the White House. Left to right are: Mary Gentry (Mrs. Leslie) Shaw, Adelaide Twyman, Natalie Ott Wallace, Lucy Peters (Mrs. Mize Peters), Margaret Truman, Anne Peters (Mrs. James H.) Boyle, May Southern Wallace, Helena (Mrs. E.K.) Crow, Bess Truman, Thelma (Mrs. Melvin) Pollette, Mag Barkley (Mrs. James C.) Noel, Edna Hutchison, and Linda (Mrs. Oscar) King (KC). (See 59-907.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman coming down an airplane ramp, waving his hat. First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) and Margaret Truman (right) are behind him.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in back seat), Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right, in back seat), First Lady Bess W. Truman (left, in front seat), and Margaret Truman (right, in front seat) sitting in an open car in the Washington, D.C. train station. Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath is in the middle in the back seat. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election.