Portraits

Portrait of an unidentified man. Image is on a postcard written in German which is addressed to Charles Thayer and is dated 1957 and sent from Munich, Germany. Although the postcard is signed the name is unintelligible. The man in this photograph is believed to be a German. The sender of the post card thanks Mr. Thayer for sending him his new book titled "The Unquiet Germans," published in 1957. It is not known if the picture of the man is also the sender of the postcard.

Portrait of Caroline, or Carrie, Willock Chick. Caroline was a half-sister of Bess W. Truman's paternal grandmother, Virginia Willock Wallace.

Elizabeth Emery Gates, seated in a rocking chair in a bedroom with a wrought iron bed. Location at which photograph was taken is unknown. Elizabeth Emery Gates is the maternal grandmother of Bess Wallace Truman. From: Truman home, an album of Wallace family, friends, and vacations.

A woman, possibly Madge Gates Wallace, standing in a field. Two figures in the distance are also unidentified. This photo may have been taken in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From: Truman home, an album of Wallace family, friends, and vacations.

Portrait of Mary Pollard, possibly a friend or relative of Virginia Willock Wallace. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.

Portrait of Charlie McIntosh, a cousin of David Willock Wallace. David Willock Wallace is Bess W. Truman's father. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.

Portrait of Dr. Thomas J. Pollard, age 65. He is a possible relative of Virginia Willock Wallace. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Wallace, paternal grandfather of Bess Wallace Truman. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.

Portrait of William Willock, an unidentified paternal relative of Bess Wallace Truman. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.

Tintype portrait (accented with color) of Harriet Lightfoot Buckner Willock, step-mother of Virginia Willock Wallace. She was Bess Wallace Truman's great-grandmother. From: Truman home album, blue velvet album belonging to "Dommie," Virginia Willock Wallace.