First ladies

President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela arrive via train at Bolivar, Missouri for the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar. From let to right: President Gallegos, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Gallegos, and President Truman.

Portrait of Bess Wallace Truman as a young woman which Harry S. Truman carried with him to France during World War I. Original photograph is on the desk in President Truman's working office at the Truman Library.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. To the right of the President are: Bucky Harris, New York Yankees; President Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators; and Casey Stengel, manager of the New York Yankees. Vice President Alben Barkley and Bess Wallace Truman are to the left of President Truman. Behind Vice President Barkley is General Harry Vaughan. Behind President Truman is Averell Harriman. Standing behind Bucky Harris is President Truman's secretary, Matthew Connelly.

Bess Wallace in the back yard of her family's home, 219 North Delaware St., Independence, Missouri. From a series of photos taken near and around the home of Joseph Tilford Noland, 216 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri.

Wedding photo of Harry S. and Bess Wallace Truman. They are in the backyard of the home of Bess' family at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman riding in an open car during their vacation in Key West, Florida.

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office at the White House after the death of President Roosevelt. From left to right: Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Henry Stimson, Secretary of War; Henry Wallace, Secretary of Commerce; Julius Krug, War Production Board Administrator; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Claude Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture; Francis McNamee, Department Chairman, War Manpower Commission; Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury; Harry S.

The cadets of West Point Military Academy met the Midshipmen of Annapolis Naval Academy at the Philadelphia Municipal Stadium for their annual football classic. President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman wave to the crowd from their box shortly after they arrived to watch the game which was won by Army, 38-0.

Shown seated outdoors at presidential retreat Shangri-La (now Camp David) are the family of the President and Mrs. Truman. Left to right: Martha Ellen Truman (the President's mother), Bess Truman, May Wallace (standing), Natalie Wallace, Mary Jane Truman (President's sister), and George Wallace (Bess's brother). Margaret has written on the reverse "Mrs. Truman, Mother & relatives at Shangri La".

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt pose for a photograph. This photo was used for their 1941 Christmas card.