First ladies

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) at a luncheon with the Greater Los Angeles Press Club at the Ambassador Hotel. First Lady Bess Truman is at left. Others are unidentified. This was taken during President Truman's western trip through the United States.

President Harry S. Truman receives a degree from the University of California, Berkeley. They are in the football field. First Lady Bess Truman can be seen in the photo. President Truman is on his western trip.

Actress Ingrid Bergman (right) pins a Community Chest pin award on First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman (center), First Lady Bess W. Truman (left), and Margaret Truman return to Washington, D. C. after a visit to Independence, Missouri to vote in the election. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman are standing on the back of the train as they leave for Independence, Missouri to go and vote. Joining them on the train is Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right).

Truman family attending a formal dinner at the White House with President Kennedy. Front row, from left to right: former President Harry S. Truman, former First Lady Bess W. Truman, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy. Standing on the stairs behind them, in the center, are Margaret Truman Daniel and her husband, E. Clifton Daniel. Others are unidentified. From: Kennedy Library

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman at the Greater Los Angeles Press Club Banquet at the Ambassador Hotel. A large cake is being presented to them (they are seated at table). They are on President Truman's Western trip.

President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman greet officers while on a trip to Los Angeles, California. All three are difficult to see in this photo. Margaret Truman's face can be seen between the fourth and fifth officers. Harry and Bess can be seen standing between the third and fourth officers. President Truman is on his western trip.

Margaret Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman are at a train station in Berkeley, California. Other people in the photo are not identified. President Truman is to receive an honorary degree there.

Ramon Ramos (standing by the blackboard) teaches a Spanish Class at the White House for wives of government officials. Seated, from left to right, are Mamie (Mrs. Dwight D.) Eisenhower, Margaret (Mrs. Robert) Patterson, Maryon (Mrs. Lester B.) Pearson, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Josephine (Mrs. Hugo L.) Black. Standing, from left to right, are Miss Florence King, Mrs. Williams H. Davis, Miss Reathel Odum, Representative Jessie Sumner of Illinois, Priscilla (Mrs. John L.) Sullivan, and Augusta (Mrs. Clarence N.) Goodwin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.