First ladies

President Harry S. Truman (background, left) stands on the rear platform of his train with an unidentified woman and First Lady Bess Truman (on right) during his trip across Nebraska.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands with First Lady Bess Truman (center) and an unidentified man (right) on the rear platform of their train during a trip across Nebraska.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman stand on the rear platform of their train during a trip across Nebraska to visit western and northwestern states. All others on the platform are unidentified.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (standing, fourth from left) is standing with a group of children while one of her sons places a wreath on the grave of her husband, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Bess and Margaret Truman relax on rattan chairs on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, during the President's post-election vacation. (Similar to 2012-538, 64-425, 74-345 and 346) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 transparency.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center right) and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (center) and unidentified man walk through a military presentation at the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas. All others are unidentified.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center right) and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (center) are standing the lobby of the Library building at the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas. Others in the group are unidentified.

Portrait of First Lady Bess W. Truman

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, on right side of podium) with his wife Bess (second from center) and daughter Margaret (third from center) and his sister Mary Jane Truman (second from right) are seated on the stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Sitting around them are also University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis (second from right), Basil O'Connor (behind Margaret, partly obscured), and unidentified other people.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (center) at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Behind Mrs. Roosevelt is Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and partly visible behind Mr. Johnson is Senator Stuart Symington. Partly obscured on the right is former First Lady Bess W. Truman. All others are unidentified.