First ladies

Bess Truman (back to camera) and Admiral William Leahy lunch with the crew of the U. S. S. Missouri on the return trip from Rio de Janeiro. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman board the USS Missouri for the return trip from Brazil. Standing behind Margaret Truman are (from left to right), Admiral William D. Leahy, John Steelman, and General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "The royal prosecutor congratulates Mrs. Truman and she takes a seat of Honor at King Neptune's right hand." First Lady Bess Truman participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. She is returning from a trip to Brazil with President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. From the album "President Truman Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman (holding white hat, face party obscured) and Mrs. Bess Truman walk from the train during a western campaign trip.

President Truman, Mrs. Truman and Margaret stand on the back of their train during a campaign visit to Idaho. (see also, 2012-366)

Mrs. Truman and Margaret stand with others on the rear of a train during President Truman's western campaign trip.

During their visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, the Trumans stop on a bridge. This is from a series of photographs of President Truman's western trip.

Senator Wayne Morse speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who also addressed the conference.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Senator Wayne Morse.

President Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Senator Wayne Morse is seated on the right in the first row. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is seated second from the right on the first row, next to Senator Morse. Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is seated in the front row, on the other side of the empty chair next to Mrs. Roosevelt.