First ladies

President and Mrs. Truman with members of the Cabinet and others at the White House. Included are Jesse Donaldson (3rd from left); Lewis Schwellenbach (4th from left); President and Mrs. Truman in the center of the photo; J. Howard McGrath (11th from left); and Tom Clark (4th from the right).

President and Mrs. Truman with unidentified guests at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman with unidentified man (right) at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. Seated on the left is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Truman speaking with Bess Truman seated at the head table at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

Formal portrait of Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, and their three daughters at the White House. Almost the same as 98-120. Mrs. Wilson died on August 6, 1914. From: HST estate 12/3/74; transferred from Museum Collection 5/28/75.

Formal portrait of Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, and their three daughters, taken at the White House. Mrs. Wilson died August 6, 1914. The daughters are: Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, and Eleanor Randolph Wilson. From: HST estate 12/3/74; transferred from Museum Collection 5/28/75.

Hand-tinted photo of Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman. The women are wearing coats with large orchids on the shoulder. Similar to 97-5. Original 16 x 20 and stored in oversize file. From: Harry S. Truman estate, transferred from museum collection May 28, 1975.

President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of their Whistlestop train during an unidentified stop in Texas or New Mexico. Mrs. Bess Truman waves to the crowd. Other dignitaries are on the platform with the Truman's. There is a sign on the train for the Mutual Broadcasting System, KFXJ.

The Truman family are shown on the rear platform of their train upon their arrival in Independence, Missouri.