Bess Truman at a Community Chest luncheon
Bess Truman. enjoying a Community Chest luncheon, sits at the left of the podium at the speakers' table. The location and identities of others in the photo are unknown. From: Truman Home.
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Bess Truman at a Jewish Appeal luncheon in Boston
At a fund-raising luncheon sponsored by the Combined Jewish Appeal of Greater Boston (Massachusetts), Bess Truman chats with two unidentified men sitting next to her at the table and several others standing behind her. (See 2009-1744 for Bess's arrival in Boston.) The photo is autographed: Thank you for a wonderful evening. The signature is illegible.) From: Truman Home.
Bess Truman and a Group of Unidentified People Exit a Train in Boston, Bound for a Jewish Rally
Bess Truman (second from right) and a group of unidentified men and women exit a train at Boston, Massachusetts, on their way to a rally for the combined Jewish Appeal of Greater Boston. From: Truman Home.
Former President Truman with Tennessee Governor and Mrs. Frank Clement in Paducah, Kentucky
Mrs. Frank G. Clement, former President Harry S. Truman, and Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement stand together at a Democratic Party fund raising luncheon in Paducah, Kentucky.
Former President Truman and Democratic Party officials at a fund raising dinner in Paducah, Kentucky
Former President Harry S. Truman, third from left, and Democratic Party Officials at a fund raising dinner in Paducah, Kentucky.
Former President Truman at a banquet during a fund raising dinner in Paducah, Kentucky
Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with Democratic Party officials during a fund raising dinner in Paducah, Kentucky.
Bess Truman and others speaking on behalf of the Infantile Paralysis Fund
Bess Truman sits at a desk in front of a CBS microphone and speaks on behalf of the Infantile Paralysis Fund. With her are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., (left), actress Elizabeth Taylor (2nd from left), and author Cornelia Otis Skinner (right). They are at the White House. (See also 59-1081.) From: Truman Home.
Bess Truman and three others working for the USO fund drive
Bess Truman (third from left) pours "Oakite" into the hands of an unidentified woman as they clean a door in a what seems to be a church in preparation for a USO fund drive. The two other woman and the soldier in the background are also unidentified. From: Truman Home.
President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman pose with film stars in the East Room of the White House
Film stars in Washington, D.C., to take part in Roosevelt Birthday Ball activities, pose in the East Room of the White House with President Harry S. Truman and members of his family. In the front row are (left to right): Ilene Woods, Diana Lynn, Margaret Truman, Margaret O'Brian, President Truman, Bess Truman, Constance Moore, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Eileen Barton. In the back row are (left to right): Jo Stafford, Eleanor Lambert, Angela Lansbury, Helen Sioussat, Eddie Bracken, Paul Henreid, Zachary Scott, Alexis Smith, Cesar Romero, Lucy Munroe, William Bendix, Reginald Gardner, Sgt.
Truman and Pauley at Reception Line for Harry S. Truman Library, Inc. Dinner
Reception line for Harry S. Truman Library, Inc., dinner at Beverly Hilton. From left to right: William V. O'Connor, Joseph Scott, Harry S. Truman, Edwin W. Pauley, Edmund G. Brown, Harold J. Powers and John MacFaden.