Political conventions

Bess and Margaret Truman are attending the Democratic National Convention. Bess is holding a light colored purse, while Margaret Truman is looking for something inside the purse. Others in the background are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (center, third from right) sits with John W. Snyder (second from right) and Edward McKim (right) at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. All others are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (center) sits with his wife, Bess (left), and daughter, Margaret (second from right) while they attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. All others are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (center) sits with his wife, Bess (left), and daughter, Margaret (second from right) while they attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. All others are unidentified.

Bess and Margaret Truman are attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Bess is holding a light colored purse, while Margaret Truman is looking for something inside the purse. Standing beside Margaret Truman is John Snyder. Others in the background are unidentified.

Margaret Truman wears a Truman ribbon at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Bess Truman (second from left) and Margaret Truman (third from left) sit in the stands while they attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. All others are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) stands and points at the camera while attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The other two men with him are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) stands before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, as Mayor Ed Kelly of Chicago holds his hand up in the air. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Samuel Jackson, stands on the left. All others are unidentified.

Senator Harry S. Truman (second row, second from left) sits next to his wife, Bess W. Truman (second row, left), in the stands of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Their daughter, Margaret, sits below them. Seated next to Senator Truman are John Snyder (third from left) and Eddie McKim (right). all others are unidentified.