• Ellen Axson Wilson
    Unknown
    First Family
    portrait
    This portrait photograph isof First Lady Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife. She was an accomplished artist and also dedicated her short time as first lady to improving housing in Washington D.C. slums. She died of Bright's Disease in 1914.
  • Ellen Axson Wilson
    Unknown
    portraits
    South Portico
    This is a portrait of Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife. She was an accomplished artist, and also dedicated her short time as first lady to improving housing in Washington D.C. slums. She died of Bright's Disease in 1914. This photograph was likely taken by the famed Bachrach Studios.
  • President and Mrs. Wilson Leaving by Car
    Harris & Ewing
    transportation
    This photograph by Harris & Ewing shows President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Wilson, his first wife, leaving the White House by car.
  • Ellen Wilson and Her Daughters
    Unknown
    First Family
    South Portico
    portraits
    This photograph shows Ellen Axson Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife, on the South Portico with their daughters Jessie, Margaret, and Eleanor (Nell).
  • Wilson-Sayre Wedding Party
    Edmonston
    wedding
    This is a photograph taken by Edmonston of the Wilson-Sayre wedding party taken on December 6, 1913. The bride Jessie Wilson is seated in the middle of the front row and behind her are the groom, Francis Sayre, and her parents, President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Wilson.