First ladies

Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman view the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Left to right: Mrs. Stanley Woodward; Ambassador Stanley Woodward; unidentified man; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; and unidentified woman. They are all looking up.

Left to right: Unknown man, former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Truman Library. The photo is autographed by Mr. Truman in the lower left corner: "5/8/55 Harry S. Truman."

Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman, in formal attire, stand beside Pope Pius XII. They are visiting in Vatican City during their trip to Europe.

A nice photo of former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman smiling broadly, as they are seated on a couch. They are in France, on their European tour.

Former President Harry S. Truman smiling as he exits passageway from a French ship; Bess Truman is behind him.

An unsmiling Harry and Bess Truman pose for the photographer in a snapshot signed by "Harry Truman."

Bess Truman and Harry S. Truman stand with Judge Samuel I. Rosenman outside the Rivoli Theatre in New York City. They arrived for the film premiere of the musical show "Oklahoma."

first Lady Bess W. Truman (center) poses with Thomas W. McWhirter, District Supervisor, Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs. Eileen M. Nolte, Census Enumerator, at the Seaplane Base, Key West, Florida, where they will interview the First Family for the 1950 Census while they are on vacation in Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

This is a photograph of First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Foreground, from left to right: Marian Barkley Truitt, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman. Others in the background are unidentified. This is a photo taken of a television screen. From the Campaign Scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.