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IMAGO International History, The First Ladies of the US Presidents

Nov 3, 2020

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  • Official portrait of First Lady Betty Ford on the Truman balcony of the White House. October 2, 1974. Photo by David Hume Kennerly courtesy the Everett Collection A1168 courtesy the Everett Collection A1168 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PCDBEFO EC001
  • Four generations of the Benjamin Harrison family in the White House, c. 1889. L-R: First Lady Caroline Harrison holding Baby McKee (Benj. Harrison McKee), daughter Mary Harrison McKee, and Rev. Dr. Scott holding Mary McKee. During the Harrison administrat Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL043 EC849
  • Harriet Lane, niece of James Buchanan, 14th President of the US. She was in her 20s when she served as White House hostess for her bachelor uncle. Detail of photo by Mathew Brady studio (BSLOC_2016_14_37) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL043 EC809
  • Angelica Singleton Van Buren, the daughter-in-law of Martin Van Buren, the 8th US President. At the age of 19, she is the youngest woman ever to hold the title of First Lady (BSLOC_2016_14_23) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL043 EC794
  • President Warren Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding. March 5, 1923. Her black neckband was adopted by fashionable young women and called a flossie cling , a double-entendre: the neckbands were shiny and clung to the neck, as well as it being a For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL040 EC807
  • First Lady Grace Coolidge four days after the death of President Warren Harding. August 6, 1923. Photo was probably taken in the Coolidge s suite at the Willard Hotel. (BSLOC_2015_15_155) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL040 EC688
  • First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, 1953. - (BSLOC_2014_16_90) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL039 EC144
  • First Lady Patrician Nixon in an elegant high necked white dress. Ca. 1970-74. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL032 EC150
  • Eleanor Roosevelt. Hand colored photograph circa 1936. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL032 EC034
  • Betty Ford works at her desk situated in the First Lady s Dressing Room White House. 1974-76. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL030 EC070
  • First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, in 1964 White House portrait. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL008 EC253
  • Portrait of First Lady, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, seated outdoors on bench, holding umbrella. Ca. 1900-08. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL001 EC254
  • June 27, 2019, USA: Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943), First Lady of the United States 1909-1913 as wife of U.S. President William Howard Taft, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1909 USA - ZUMAg145 20190627_zza_g145_007 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
  • Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944), daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson, Bain News Service, July 1917 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa07466
  • Edith Bolling (1872-1961), Second Wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson 1915-1924, Half-Length Seated Portrait, Photograph by C.M, Bell, early 1890 s Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa07428
  • Ellen Axson Wilson, First Wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, attending first Breakfast as First Lady of the United States, Washington, D.C., USA, Harris & Ewing, March 1913 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa07427
  • Barbara Bush First Lady Of The United States (1989-1993) 04 August 1990 Copyright: MaryxEvansxAllstarxRichardxMaw 12036162
  • Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln 19th century United States Copyright: xPhoto12 ArchivesxSnarkx DFS09A02428
  • Mrs. J.K. Polk, Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier from a Daguerreotype by Plumbe, 1846 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06125
  • Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864), Wife of U.S. President William Henry Harrison, Head and Shoulders Portrait Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06067
  • Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (1775-1852), Wife of U.S President John Quincy Adams, Head and Shoulders Portrait from Original Painting by Charles Bird King, 1825 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06066
  • Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768-1830), Wife of U.S. President James Monroe, Head and Shoulders Portrait from Original Painting by John Vanderlyn, 1820 s Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06065
  • Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818), Wife of U.S. President John Adams, Head and Shoulders Portrait by Gilbert Stuart Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa05761
  • Letitia Christian Tyler, Wife of U.S. President John Tyler, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1830 s Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06256
  • Mrs Rutherford B. Hayes Mrs Rutherford B. Hayes, wife of President Hayes. Lucy Ware Webb Hayes was First Lady of the United States and is often known as Lemonade Lucy due to her support of the Temperance Movement. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A15160
  • Photographic print of Julia Boggs Dent Grant Photographic print of Julia Boggs Dent Grant (1826-1902) First lady of United States and wife of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Dated 1869 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP17A02240
  • June 10, 2019, USA: Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, President Grover Cleveland s Sister and White House Hostess during the first two years of President Cleveland s First Term, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1880 s USA - ZUMAg145 20190610_zza_g145_003 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
  • April 15, 1705, USA: Mary Arthur McElroy, White House Hostess for U.S. President Chester A. Arthur, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1885 USA - ZUMAg145 17050415_zza_g145_001 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
  • May 6, 2019, USA: Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810-76), Wife of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Engraving by J.C. Buttre, 1883 USA - ZUMAg145 20190506_zza_g145_006 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
  • Head and shoulder portrait of First Lady Martha Washington (1731-1802) National Portrait Gallery, circa 1800-1825 File Reference 1003_769THA Hollywood CA USA Copyright: xCinemaxLegacyxCollection ThexHollywoodxArchivex 1003_769THA
  • Martha Jefferson, seated portrait, steel plate engraving featuring wife of Thomas Jefferson and First Lady of the United States Martha Jefferson holding a rose, her arms crossed on her lap, with a sedate facial expression, a window with ivy in the background, 1775. 1023_05_64255final
  • First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy attends dinner with the Prime Minister of Japan at the Japanese Embassy June 21, 1961 in Washington, DC. (Photo courtesy of JFK Library) 1003_115
  • April 3, 2017 - Washington, DC, United States of America - U.S. First Lady Melania Trump official portrait released by the White House April 3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The 46-year-old former professional model is seen wearing a black ensemble and striking an assertive pose. Washington United States of America - ZUMAp138 20170403_zaa_p138_001 Copyright: xReginexMahauxx
  • Jan. 29, 2008 - MARGARETTRUMANRETRO.MARGARET TRUMAN AND MOTHER BESS AT THE WHITE HOUSE 01-12-1946. - ZUMAg49_ 20080129_baf_g49_005 Copyright: xGlobexPhotosx
  • Official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama (1964-). An American lawyer and writer. Photographed by Joyce N. Boghosian. Dated 2009 WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_059_0920
  • Mrs James Garfield, wife of President James Garfield. Lucretia Rudolph-Garfield did not show much interest in her role as a First Lady, but was a genuinely gracious and hospitable person. She planned to restore the White House fully but contracted malaria before she could make much progress. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_050_0181
  • January 26, 2016 - Lou Henry Hoover, wife of U.S. President Herbert Hoover, Portrait, circa 1930 - ZUMAg145
  • Jun 7, 1983 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - First Lady NANCY REAGAN on the South Lawn of the White House during the arrival ceremony for President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast. Washington U.S. - ZUMAr142
  • Oct. 22, 1997 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America - US first lady Hillary Clinton during a childcare event at the White House October 22, 1997 in Washington, DC. Washington United States of America - ZUMAe02_
  • Washington, D.C.: c. 1900. Ida Saxton McKinley in the Conservatory of the White House. She suffered from epilepsy, and was a semi-invalid during her years as the First lady. 990_16_X-McKinley-William_1HR
  • Rosalynn Carter (USA Ehefrau von Jimmy Carter)
  • First Lady Laura Bush (USA) anlässlich einer Pressekonferenz in Washington (WAP2001121207)