First ladies

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman attempting to break a bottle of champagne against the nose of a Navy hospital evacuation plane in order to christen it. A Navy officer is reaching up with a tool to bang the bottle and help her break it, after repeated vain attempts by Mrs. Truman. Standing behind Mrs. Truman is George Elsey.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) and Margaret Truman arrive in Miami, Florida, en route to Key West, where they will spend the Easter holiday at the Little White House with President Truman. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt greeting unidentified ladies during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman at the Truman Library.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) and an unidentified woman standing in front of a car, probably at a parade. Paul Renshaw is an Independence, Missouri photographer. Donor: Paul Renshaw.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) receives a Margaret Truman doll from Gael Galvin, daughter of Under Secretary of Labor Michael J. Galvin.

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (left), shakes hands with former President Harry S. Truman (center) while Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman looks on in one of the offices of the Truman Library.

From left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman in Omaha, Nebraska for President Truman's western train tour. President Truman was in Omaha for the annual reunion of the 35th Division.

From left to right Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman leaving the Capitol after delivering his State of the Union address to the Joint Congress.