First ladies

President Harry S. Truman and his family posed for pictures at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, shortly after their arrival in Canada. Standing from left to right are: Margaret Truman, President Truman, the Viscountess Alexander, Prime Minister of Canada William Mackenzie King, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Viscount Alexander, the Governor General of Canada.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.

President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower in formal dress. Original in a leather portfolio stored with albums. Donor: Thomas F. McDaniel.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right), Bess Truman (left), and Dorothy Rosenman (center) have breakfast on the terrace of the Chateau Saint-Martin, Vence, France, during their 1958 European tour. (From original slide SL2617) From: Truman Home.

Head-and-shoulders profile photograph of a smiling Bess Truman in a polka-dot dress. From: Truman Home.

Former President Harry S. Truman doffs his hat and poses with his wife Bess with a railing at their backs separating them from a river in the background.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left), Bess W. Truman (second from left), John Snyder (right), and an unidentified man at the opening of the Snyder coin collection exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified. Signed by Harry S. Truman and John Snyder.