Former President Truman and Bess Truman in Portland, Oregon
Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and the former First Lady Bess Truman get into a car. They are in Portland, Oregon for the Rose Festival. Donor: Edward Bushby.
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President Truman, Bess and Margaret in Car in Independence on Christmas Eve
President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman in the back seat of a car. Nice quality photo in black and white shows the First Family around Christmas time in Independence, Missouri. Margaret Truman and the President had flown home to see the First Lady in Independence.
Margaret Truman Demonstrated her 60-Second Printing Camera
Margaret Truman (center) demonstrates her 60 second printing camera as the First Lady Bess Truman, David Niles, Stephen Spingarn, General Wallace Graham, M.D., and William Hassett look on. They are on a presidential vacation in Key West, Florida. The Little White House is in the background.
President and Mrs. Truman on Airplane Ramp
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman boarding an airplane for a trip to Independence, Missouri. This photo is signed by President and Mrs. Truman. "Christmas 1946" is written at the base of the photo, as the Trumans gave copies of this photo to White House staff as Christmas gifts in 1946. See 59-971 for same photograph without autographs.
Bess Truman lunches with sailors on the U. S. S. Missouri
Bess Truman lunches with crew of the U.S.S. Missouri, returning from a trip to Rio de Janeiro. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman and Others Boarding the USS Missouri
Members of President Harry S. Truman's traveling party board the USS Missouri as they prepare to depart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after an official visit. Standing on the stairs, from left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Admiral William Leahy, John R. Steelman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Admiral James Foskett. Other sailors are unidentified.
Bess and Margaret Truman Leaving the USS Missouri
From left to right John R. Steelman (partially obscured), Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman and an unidentified naval officer are pictured as they leave the USS Missouri in Norfolk, Virginia. The Trumans and Mr. Steelman were returning from the Rio Conference held in Brazil in 1947. All others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman Enjoy Lunch with Their Vacation Party
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman eat lunch on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida with some members of their vacation party. Seated from left to right: Charles W. Jackson, Philleo Nash, Eben Ayers, John R. Steelman, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Walter Bedell Smith, President Truman and Mrs. Truman. Others are unidentified.
Truman Family with Staff Outside Little White House in Key West
President Harry S. Truman, his family and staff are posing for a group photo outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida, during President Truman's vacation visit to the area. Front row: Margaret Truman. Second row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles G. Ross, first Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, John R. Steelman, William D. Hassett. Third row, left to right: Colonel Cornelius J. Mara, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Matthew J. Connelly, Stanley Woodward, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison.
Group Photograph of the President's Party, Key West, Florida
Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are posing from a group photograph outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John R. Steelman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett. Second row, left to right: Stephen Spingarn, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham and David Niles.