Personal Life Of Harry S Truman

Caption: Portrait of Frederick S. Gates, great-uncle of Bess Wallace Truman. From: Truman home, an album (water-lily embossed) of family portraits. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Person More

Caption: Photograph of the home of Madge and David W. Wallace on Ruby Street in Independence, Missouri. This was the first home of Bess Wallace Truman. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Pe More

This photograph shows Bess Truman at about age 4 1/2. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Photograph of the home at 909 Waldo Avenue in Independence, Missouri, where Harry S. Truman lived in his youth. Mary Jane Truman, as a child, and her grandmother, Harriet Young, are seated on the porch More

This photograph shows Harry S. Truman at age 13. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Bess Wallace at the age of thirteen years old. She is wearing an elaborate straw hat. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Early portrait of Harry S. Truman, around the age of 16. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Photo booth snapshot of Bess Wallace as a young woman, wearing a tricorn hat and glasses. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace, and Charles Ross, among others, posing for high school graduating class photo, Independence, Missouri, 1901. Back row: Henry Chiles; Elmer Twyman; William Lloyd Garrett; More

Caption: Young Bess Wallace (left) and her friend, Mary Paxton (right). Bess Wallace is wearing a hat with a large ruffle and feather on the top. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal More

Caption: Home of the D. W. Wallace family at 608 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. Bess Wallace Truman spent her childhood years in this home. This house has since been torn down. Photographs Relat More

Caption: Independence High School, Independence, Missouri, on the northwest corner of Pleasant Street and Maple Avenue. This school has since burned down. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and More

Caption: Snapshot of five young women posing in a yard, all wearing long gowns and picture hats. Bess Wallace is second from the right. All others are unidentified. Photographs Relating to the Administration, F More

Caption: Head-and-shoulders portrait (in a 7.5 inch diameter circle) of Maud Louise Gates Drake wearing a large hat. She is the daughter of G. Walter Gates and first cousin of Bess Wallace Truman. Photographs R More

Caption: Photo postcard of Harry S. Truman with his two Noland cousins. From left to right: Fielding Houchens, Nellie Noland, Harry S. Truman, and Mary Ethel Noland. On the right, Truman has written "This is us More

Caption: Home of Bess Wallace and her family at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. This later became the Truman home. There is a rope fence around the front of the house. Photographs Relating to More

Caption: Ott School, Independence, Missouri. This school was formerly on the southwest corner of Liberty Street and College Avenue. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Snapshot of Bess Wallace wearing a hat, taken from the back. This photo was taken in a photo booth machine. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Portrait of Bess Wallace, wearing a long light-Colored gown and picture hat, carrying a parasol. She is posing next to a rosebush in the yard of her home at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Mis More

Caption: Early photo of the Grandview farmhouse of the Truman family. In front of the house, left to right: Martha Ellen Truman, Harry Truman's mother; Harriet Louisa Gregg Young, Truman's grandmother; and a y More

Caption: Bess Wallace (left) posing with two unidentified ladies outside the home of her grandparents at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. The women are wearing long skirted suits and picture h More

Caption: Almost full-length portrait of Bess Wallace, wearing a large picture hat and glasses. Photo is mounted on a card, with autograph on the card: "Most Sincerely, Bessie '08." Photographs Relating to the A More

Caption: Portrait of Harry S. Truman as a young man, around the age of 24. It is a three-quarter profile shot, and he is wearing a suit and tie. From: Estate of Mary Jane Truman. Photographs Relating to the Adm More

Caption: Dual head-and-shoulders portrait of Elizabeth Emery Gates (right) and an unidentified woman. Elizabeth Emery Gates was the mother of Madge Gates Wallace, grandmother of Bess Truman. Photographs Relatin More

Caption: Portrait of Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace as a young woman, wearing a large brimmed hat with two large hatpins. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Sitting on a farm fence, with a planted field in the background, left to right: Bess Wallace, Mrs. Emma P. Southern (mother of May Wallace), and May Wallace. Photographs Relating to the Administration, More

Caption: Photo taken of Bess Wallace Truman and Harry S. Truman during their courting days. They are seated among friends in a rowboat on the Little Blue River. L to R: Mrs. Emma P. Southern, mother of May Wall More

Caption: Postcard photo of Harry S. Truman taken in France during World War I. Noted on the reverse of the postcard "Given to John A. Hatfield in France in 1918 - returned to Harry S. Truman in January, 1962." More

Caption: Eddie Jacobson (left) and Harry S. Truman (right) and two unidentified men (center) in the Truman-Jacobson Haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri. From: Truman home. Photographs Relating to the Administ More

Caption: Wedding photo of Harry S. and Bess Wallace Truman. They are in the backyard of the home of Bess's family at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. Photographs Relating to the Administratio More

Caption: Wedding party of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Truman in the yard at 219 North Delaware in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: Helen Wallace; Harry S. Truman; Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman; Louise Wells H More

Caption: Slightly out-of-focus full-length photo of Harry S. Truman holding baby Margaret, standing in the yard of the Truman home in Independence, Missouri. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, More

Caption: Three-quarter length studio portrait of possibly Helen Wallace (cousin of Bess Truman), looking fashionable in a fur cape and hat. Her body is sideways to the camera, but her face is toward the front. More

Caption: Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Truman (left) at Army Reserve Camp at Fort Riley, Kansas. He is chatting with Captain Hurd and leaning against military equipment. In the upper right corner of the photo, in More

Caption: Photo, taken out of doors in winter, left to right, of Roma Spencer (later Mrs. Rochester C. Colgan II, a relative of President Truman) and Frances Hill (mother of donor, Nancy Ehrlich) dressed in fur- More

Caption: From left to right: Harry S. Truman, unidentified man, John Snyder, Harry Vaughan, and unidentified man at Army Reserve Camp. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Ha More

Caption: Foreground, from left to right: Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Victor Messall at a campaign rally in Sedalia, Missouri to kick of Senator Harry S. Truman's 1940 reelection campaign. Victor M More

Caption: From left to right, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harr More

Caption: A close-up photo of Robert E. Hannegan. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman and Margaret Truman at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Albert Kam Chow (known as the unofficial mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown), Senator Harry S. Truman (second from left), and unidentified men eating with chopsticks at a luncheon in San Francisco, Cal More

Caption: Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan poses at a podium with his gavel after being elected as Chairman at the Hotel Mayflower in Washington, D.C. Photographs Relating to the Adminis More

Caption: Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Harry S. Truman (left) sits down for lunch with President Franklin D. Roosevelt beneath a magnolia tree on the White House lawn. Photographs Relating to t More

Caption: From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Samuel I. Rosenman and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly seated together reading a report. The photo has been autographed by Samuel I. Roseman as More

Caption: Portrait of President Harry S. Truman, seated at a White House desk. U. S. Army Signal Corps File Number C-1858. Note the Presidential flag on the left of President Truman, with the old seal. Photograp More

Caption: General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Far East. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: Vice-President Harry S. Truman (left) walks at Fort Belvoir with Brigadier General Gordon Young, Commander of Fort Belvoir (center), and Colonel Harry H. Vaughan, Aide to the Vice President (right). So More

Caption: Head and shoulders portrait of Harry S. Truman. This is third in the series of nine photos of Harry S. Truman by the Hessler Studio of Washington, D. C. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Fami More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman at his desk. He is glancing down. This is similar to 58-228, in which the President refers to this suit as his "Race track suit." (See Eben Ayers Diary, March 22, 1947.) Photo More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (left) and Captain James Vardaman (right), his Naval Aide, are seated in the back of a convertible in Independence, Missouri. The man standing in the background is unidentifie More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (right) with his daughter Margaret (left) seated on garden furniture in the backyard of their home at 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken d More

Caption: Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at Potsdam. From left to right, row 1 : Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign M More

Caption: Special Assistant to the President John R. Steelman smiles as he poses for a photograph, most likely in his White House office. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of More

Caption: Bess Wallace Truman sits at a desk and writes a note in a book as two unidentified ladies look on. The event, date, and location are unknown. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Per More

Caption: Head and shoulders portrait photograph of President Harry S. Truman. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (left) is presented a poppy by Mrs. Walter G. Craven on Poppy Day. Mrs. Craven is National President of the American Legion Auxiliary. Photographs Relating to the Administrati More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (right) and an unidentified Secret Service agent walking towards the White House. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (left) walking with an unidentified Secret Service agent from the White House grounds in Washington, D.C. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life More

Caption: The Blue Room in the White House, an oval drawing room, used as a small reception room. This photo was probably taken before the renovation of the White House. Photographs Relating to the Administratio More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (second from right) is holding a Naval hat and speaking with a group of unidentified men. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: United States Attorney General Tom C. Clark is seated in a lounge chair in a room and is smoking a cigar. The tie he is wearing shows the scales of justice imprinted in it as a design. The exact date a More

Caption: A formal portrait of President Harry S. Truman. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman is meeting with Warren Austin, United States representative to the United Nations Security Council, and Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From left to right: Mr. Truman, More

Caption: In ceremonies on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman awarded the International Harmon Trophy to Major Alexander P. De Seversky, aeronautical engineer. The Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes) inspects the personnel of the USS Missouri accompanied by Admiral James Foskett (behind Truman). All others are unidentified Photographs Relating More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (left), is presenting the Yacht Club trophy cup. The President's Cup Regatta Cup is being received by Danny Foster, the winner of the race. Photographs Relating to the Adminis More

Caption: From left to right: Archibald Roosevelt, President Harry S. Truman, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman standing in front of the Oscar Straus Memorial Fountain. Photographs Relating to the Administratio More

Caption: Photo of the East Room showing the portraits of George and Martha Washington on the walls. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949. Photographs Re More

Caption: Photo of the entrance hall of the White House, prior to the renovation. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the 1949 renovation. Photographs Relating to the Administ More

Caption: Photo of the Blue Room. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the 1949 renovation. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman showing off his new submarine tie clasp. The officers and crew of the submarine U-2513 presented the clasp to President Truman when he visited them while on vacation in Key We More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (at podium) is speaking at the dedication of Everglades National Park in Florida, while on vacation in Key West. Also present and visible behind the President are (from left t More

Caption: This picture was taken when President Harry S. Truman's dog, Feller, arrived at the White House on Christmas Day. He was a gift. The Trumans later gave the dog to Dr. Wallace Graham, their personal phy More

Caption: Christmas dinner at the White House. Around the table from the left end: Fred Wallace, Madge Gates Wallace, Natalie Wallace, Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, David Wallace, Christine Wallace, More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) stands with a group of unidentified men outside the White House. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman is seated at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House. Five unidentified men are standing behind him. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Li More

Caption: The State Dining Room in the White House. This room is used for large dinners, accommodating a maximum of 140 guests. The Buffalo Mantel over the fireplace can be seen in this room. The Buffalo Mante More

Caption: First Lady Bess W. Truman at a party given by journalist Esther Van Wagoner Tufty in Washington, D.C. in honor of India Edwards, Executive Director of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party. From More

Caption: Photo of kitchen area in the lower floors of the White House. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the 1949 renovation. Photographs Relating to the Administration, F More

Caption: Photo of the White House exterior, north portico. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation of 1949. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman attending the first baseball game of the season with his family and friends. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaking at the Amphitheatre of Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. All others are unidentified. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Pe More

Caption: Photo of President Truman's study, second floor oval room. The Steinway grand piano is now a museum object at the Truman Library, as are two of the paintings: "At the Beach of Scheveningen," (or Dutch More

Caption: Photo of the Green Room of the White House. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Perso More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (center, glasses) posing outside the White House with a group of visiting cartoonists, as they exhibit the sketches they have just made of the President. Those holding up draw More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) with eleven-year old Girl Scout Carol Bayerschmidt (foreground, right) in Yonkers, New York. Carol pins a red feather on the President's lapel at Larkin Pl More

Caption: From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman outside on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. President Truman is on vacation after w More

Caption: The Red Room in the White House, probably taken prior to the renovation of the White House. From: Truman home. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: A photograph of a split beam under the room Margaret Truman occupied as a sitting room while in the White House. From the "Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Photograp More

Caption: From left to right: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Mrs. Marian Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter. They are attending the President' More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt. Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, Pres More

Caption: A faded snapshot of President Harry S. Truman slumped in a lawn chair reading a book on the back lawn of the Blair House. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: President Harry S. Truman stands on the lawn of the White House with the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. From left to right: Senator Edward Martin; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Rich More

Caption: Robert McChesney (front row, left) stands with John Strait (back row fourth from left behind Mrs. Steelman), Emma (Mrs. John R.) Steelman (front row, fourth from left); John R. Steelman (front row, fif More

Caption: President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman fishing from the boat "Big Wheel" off Key West, Florida while on vacation. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life o More

Caption: Northeast view of White House Lobby from the Main corridor during the renovation. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: First Lady Mrs. Bess W. Truman with various women Democratic Party leaders. From left to right: United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Perle Mesta, Mrs. Truman, Treasurer of the United States Mrs. Geor More

Caption: The inside of the White House, after being gutted to accomplish the renovation. Iron beams hold up the original walls of the White House, which were not replaced. Photographs Relating to the Administra More

Caption: Presidential airplane of President Harry S. Truman, the "Independence," in flight over unknown location. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman

Caption: A bulldozer removing debris from the inside of the White House, during the renovation of the building. The bulldozer had to be taken apart and moved into the White House in pieces, as President Harry S More