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Visit of First Lady Michelle Obama to HUD headquarters

Photographer: Rick Vargas, David Valdez--HUD Photo Creation Date: 2/4/2009 Visit of First Lady Michelle Obama to HUD headquarters

Ellen Axson Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1190..Description: Portrait of the first lady, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson. It hangs in Carnegie Library, Rome, Georgia and was a gift of her good friend, Miss Martha Berry. The artist is ... More

Ellen Axson Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1190..Description: Portrait of the first lady, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson. It hangs in Carnegie Library, Rome, Georgia and was a gift of her good friend, Miss Martha Berry. The artist is ... More

Ellen Axson Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1190..Description: Portrait of the first lady, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson. It hangs in Carnegie Library, Rome, Georgia and was a gift of her good friend, Miss Martha Berry. The artist is ... More

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90-105, 8, Portraits Gar; "Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918), wife of President James A. Garfield. The caption to this photo notes that ""Lucretia Garfield lived to the ripe old age of 85."""

First Ladies Gowns, Julia Dent Grant

Description: Gown worn by Julia Dent Grant, wife of President (1869-1877) Ulysses S. Grant first lady of the White House, . This gown was worn by Mrs. Grant at the second inaugural ball in 1873. It is made of w... More

Eleanor Roosevelt with Servicemen during a Trip to Central and South A...

Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Talks with a Wounded Soldier

Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Childhood Portrait of Bess Truman at About Age 4 1/2

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

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get al...

Mrs. Theo[dore] Roosevelt & T.R. Jr. [sic]

Photo shows Edith Roosevelt and son, Quentin Roosevelt (Source: P&P Presidential file)

Former First Lady. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Seldom photographed, [Mrs...

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt & T.R. Jr. sic

Photo shows Edith Roosevelt and son, Quentin Roosevelt (Source: P&P Presidential file) Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News ... More

Edith Kermit Roosevelt with Quentin, 1902

Quentin Roosevelt seated on back of chair and Edith Roosevelt standing alongside him. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congres... More

President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition /

President Roosevelt is standing on a platform in front of an auditorium, photographed from across the street. At his left is Mrs. Roosevelt, holding carnations. They review the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps foot... More

President & Mrs. Roosevelt on horseback

Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt horseback riding in the city. H13945 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item.

Mrs. Roosevelt ready to ride

Photograph showing Edith Roosevelt in riding clothes, standing next to horses. H27810 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright by J. M. South, Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Roosevelt assisted to mount by General Wood

Photograph showing Edith Roosevelt mounting a horse. H27812 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright by J. M. South, Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt

Mrs. Edith Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing behind bench, facing right, holding umbrella. H49006 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrigth by C.M. Bell Photographic Co., Washington, D.C. No. 2.

[President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt? sitting outside wit...

H85715 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff. Copyright Nov. 26, 1906 by Underwood & Underwood.

TR speaking in Panama, November 1906 /

TR became the first President in office to visit a foreign country while on an inspection tour of the Panama Canal. On November 15, 1906, there are views of TR and Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President of Pan... More

Portrait of Edith Roosevelt

This portrait of Edith Roosevelt was painted by Philip A. de Laszlo in Washington D.C. in 1908. De Laszlo had been introduced to Theodore and Edith Roosevelt by TR's British friend Arthur Hamilton Lee. Theodore... More

The President, Mrs. Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, and ladies, on the May...

Photograph showing President Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt posing with a group of men and women on a ship. H105375 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. "Stock 26006" printed before title.

Margaret Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1235..Description: Daughter of Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson. After her mother's death, she served as First Lady before Wilson's second marriage. ..Photographer: Davis and Sanford..Sourc... More

Marjorie Brown

Photo shows Marjorie Brown (1892-1988) of Atlanta who was a relative of First Lady Ellen Wilson. Marjorie was a bridesmaid at Miss Jessie Wilson's White house wedding to Francis B. Sayre in November, 1913, and ... More

Marjorie Brown, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows Marjorie Brown (1892-1988) of Atlanta who was a relative of First Lady Ellen Wilson. Marjorie was a bridesmaid at Miss Jessie Wilson's White house wedding to Francis B. Sayre in November, 1913, and ... More

TR in Norway and Denmark, 1910 [1] /

While returning from Africa in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt visited many European countries, including Denmark, May 2-3, and Norway, May 4-6. Roosevelt, King Haakon, Edith Roosevelt, Queen Maud, Ethel Roosevelt, Ke... More

Margaret Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1235..Description: Daughter of Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson. After her mother's death, she served as First Lady before Wilson's second marriage. ..Photographer: Davis and Sanford..Sourc... More

Margaret Wilson

Local Accession Number: 1235..Description: Daughter of Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson. After her mother's death, she served as First Lady before Wilson's second marriage. ..Photographer: Davis and Sanford..Sourc... More

Portrait of Elizabeth Emery Gates and an Unidentified Woman

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

Lady Bird Johnson at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC

Lady Bird Johnson planting a cherry tree at the Cherry Blossom Festival in April of 1965. The wife of the Japanese ambassador and the First Lady recreated the first cherry tree planting of 1912.

Mrs. W.G. Harding, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Florence Mabel Harding (1860-1924) who served as First Lady as the wife of President Warren G. Harding. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service ... More

Mrs. T.J. Preston, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947) who was married to the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland and was 22nd and 24th First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 188... More

TR and Mrs. Roosevelt [at the Panama-California Exposition, 1915] /

At the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, California, on July 27, 1915, Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt speak with officials on the steps of what is probably the United States Government Building. ... More

Mrs. T.J. Preston, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947) who was married to the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland and was the 22nd and 24th first lady of the United States from 1886 to... More

TR at San Diego Exposition, 1915 /

Theodore Roosevelt attends the Panama-California Exposition on Roosevelt Day, July 27, 1915. He arrives at the United States Government Building in an open touring car with two men in the rear seat. The man who... More

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing together on a balcony and addressing an audience.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing together speaking into a microphone to an audience.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing and waving together on a balcony in Union Station in Washington, D.C.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter walking up to a balcony.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing on a balcony surrounded by secret service agents in Union Station in Washington, D.C.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing together on a balcony.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter waving from a balcony in Union Station in Washington, D.C.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter waving to an audience.

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Presidents, Carter, James. First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing by a vehicle surrounded by secret service agents.

Kitchen Garden Walkway

On April 9, 2009, the First Lady and students from Bancroft Elementary School, a school located in Washington D.C., planted the garden for the first time.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing together on a balcony in Union Station in Washington, D.C.

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Presidents, Carter, James. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter standing and waving in Union Station in Washington, D.C.

TR attends his son Archie's wedding at Boston, 1917 /

On April 14, 1917, Archie Roosevelt marries Grace S. Lockwood at the Emmanuel Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Side view of TR entering an automobile with two women, the one following TR may be his wife Edith; ... More

Cuban nurses, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows group of Cuban Red Cross nurses for hospital unit in France with Mariana Seva y Rodríguez, first lady and chairman of the Cuban Red Cross Society and her husband Mario García Menocal (1866-1941... More

Roosevelts, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the family of President Theodore Roosevelt including:(left to right) President Roosevelt holding baby Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr. (1918-1990); Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt (1893-1971... More

Harry and Bess Truman Wedding Photograph

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

Harry and Bess Truman Wedding Party

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

Mrs. Issac Pearson, Miss Marg Wilson

Caption from caption list: Society was brilliantly represented by hundreds of its leading members including the first lady of the land, at the Artists Carnival and Book fair held by the Penwomans League at the ... More

In Washington to confer on $100,000 peace award

Full-length portrait of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, standing, facing slightly right, with Miss Esther Everett Lane, member of the American Peace Award Committee. "Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Washington, D.C... More

Mrs. Coolidge at Salvation Army, 122423

Photo shows First Lady Grace Coolidge and group with food baskets in front of Christmas tree. Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert ... More

Mrs. Coolidge at Salvation Army, 12/24/23

Photo shows First Lady Grace Coolidge and group with food baskets in front of Christmas tree.

Although the temperature was below the freezing ... the President and ...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is avai... More

Although the temperature was below the freezing [...] the President an...

Photograph Studio Portrait of Helen Wallace

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

First Lady of the land tries Army chow. While inspecting the United St...

Washington youngsters surprise Mrs. Coolidge with May Day basket of fl...

First Lady of the land tries Army chow. While inspecting the United St...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp... More

Washington youngsters surprise Mrs. Coolidge with May Day basket of fl...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: B10? Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc... More

The River of Doubt [2] /

Film is Roosevelt Memorial Association compilation of footage from TR's 1913-1914 trip to South America during which he combined a series of lectures with an expedition in the Amazon Valley of Brazil to collect... More

The Roosevelt Dam [1] /

Film depicts TR's commitment to the reclamation of desert land and his belief that natural resources exist for the public benefit. Included are close-up views of Frederick H. Newell, first director of the U.S. ... More

First Lady of Land christens huge air liner. The First Lady of the Lan...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at htt... More

First Lady of Land christens huge air liner. The First Lady of the Lan...

First Lady assists Santa. Mrs. Hoover took an active part in the Chris...

First Lady assists Santa. Mrs. Hoover took an active part in the Chris...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at htt... More

First Lady of the land with son, Allan, and grandchildren at Fort Myer...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about th... More

First Lady of the land with son, Allan, and grandchildren at Fort Myer...

[Eleanor Roosevelt with group of women]

Mrs. Herbert Hoover and cabinet ladies at amaryllis show. The First La...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp... More

Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt at Washington baseball game

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

First Lady attends convention session of C.A.R. Mrs. Herbert Hoover wa...

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp... More

Group with portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt? U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

[Eleanor Roosevelt]

[Eleanor Roosevelt]

[Group with portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt]

Mrs. Herbert Hoover and cabinet ladies at amaryllis show. The First La...

Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt]

[Franklin Roosevelt (standing with cane) and Eleanor Roosevelt]

Eleanor Roosevelt at White House, Washington, D.C.

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt at Washington baseball game]

Louie Howe

Louis McHenry Howe (1871-1936) was an Albany correspondent for the New York Herald and the New York Telegram when he met the young FDR, then a state senator. From that moment on, he served both unofficially an... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt]

[Eleanor Roosevelt, center]

Eleanor Roosevelt with group of women

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt at White House, Washington, D.C.]

[Eleanor Roosevelt]

[Eleanor Roosevelt, left]

[Eleanor Roosevelt, left]

Eleanor Roosevelt? U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... More

Franklin Roosevelt (standing with cane) and Eleanor Roosevelt

Title devised by Library staff. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Possibly April 28, 1932, when the Governor and his wife were dinner guests at the White House (Source: LC-USZ62-91121) Gift; Harris... More