First ladies

President Harry S. Truman attends the opening baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. Seated in the front row, left to right: Unidentified woman, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, President Truman. In the second row, left to right are: unidentified man, Colonel Robert Landy, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman tosses a baseball from the stands to open the baseball season. Two unidentified baseball players are also on hand. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman attends the first baseball game of the year at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. The game is between Washington and New York. Seated in first row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and President Truman. Seated in the second row, left to right are: Colonel Robert Landry, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) driving his black sedan out of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel garage in New York City. Mrs. Bess Truman is in the seat beside him, and daughter Margaret is in the back seat. Mr. and Mrs. Truman dropped Margaret off at her hotel in New York on their way back to Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. In this photo, President Truman is in the background, chatting, as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt leaves the podium area.

President Harry S. Truman addresses the closing session of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. This view shows President Truman seated between Walter White, President of the NAACP and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, in the front row. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party wave good-bye before boarding his airplane, the Independence, to fly to Brazil. From left to right: Mrs. Carlos Martins, Margaret Truman, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Carlos Martins.

President Harry S. Truman and his party prepare to board the presidential airplane, the Independence, to fly to Brazil. L to R: Mrs. Carlos Martins, Margaret Truman, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins.

President Harry S. Truman and his party board the presidential airplane to fly to Brazil. From left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins (partially obscured), Margaret Truman (back to camera), Mrs. Carlos Martins.

Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, singer and entertainer Hildegarde (Hildegarde Loretta Sell), and an unidentified man inspect an exhibit during Hildegarde's visit to the Harry S. Truman Library. From: Truman Home (Mailed to the Independence Examiner by NEA News Service, Inc., New York City)