Mothers

Three generations of the Trumans pose for photographers while standing before an automobile, prior to leaving for the airport to travel to Washington, D. C. From left to right, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Martha Ellen Truman (President Truman's mother), Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman.

A. Robert Ginsburgh (far left), poses in Paris with a group of "Gold Star" mothers. Military officers accompanied the mothers on their visit to the graves of their sons.

A group of Gold Star mothers look over the view as they stand on the Aisne-Marne Memorial near Chateau-Thierry, France. In the center is A. Robert Ginsburgh who, along with other Army officers, accompanied the group on their visit to the graves of their sons and to several monuments. This impressive memorial was erected on Hill 204 to commemorate the services of the American and French soldiers who participated in the important operations in the region during 1918.

A group of Gold Star mothers visits the St. Mihiel Memorial commemorating the capture of the St. Mihiel salient by the American First Army, the operations of the American Second Army on November 9-11, 1918, and other combat services of the American Division, located on the high isolated hill of Montsec, France. A. Robert Ginsburgh is in the group, along with other Army officers, who accompanied the group on their visit to the graves of their sons and several monuments.

French soldiers march in a Memorial Day parade, passing in front of the Suresnes American Cemetery near Paris, France. On the steps before the entrance is a group of dignitaries and citizens. This photo is part of several photos of "Gold Star" mothers who, accompanied by A. Robert Ginsburgh and other Army officers. The individuals are unidentified, but in the center is A. Robert Ginsburgh. The Suresnes Cemetery contains 1,541 graves. The men buried there died during World War I in hospitals located in Paris or at other places in the Services of Supply.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman (left), and sister, Mary Jane Truman, standing in front of their Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman (left), and sister, Mary Jane Truman, standing in front of the Grandview, Missouri bungalow, taken on the occasion of "Aunt Matt's" 91st birthday. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, sitting in a chair in front of her Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Head-and-shoulders snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, standing in front of her Grandview, Missouri home and wearing a fox fur around her neck. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, wearing a fox fur and standing in front of her Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.