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Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

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Thomas M. Owen, Chief of the Division of Accessions, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.

American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Sinister forces are expending greater effort than ever before to wreck this nation" Homer L. Chaillaux, Americanism director of the American Legion told the Dies Un-American Committee today, 81838

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American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Sinister forces are expending greater effort than ever before to wreck this nation" Homer L. Chaillaux, Americanism director of the American Legion told the Dies Un-American Committee today, 81838

Leaders of the Legion. These leaders of the American Legion and its auxiliary photographed in Washington where they took leading parts in the Armistice Day ceremonies. From the left: Ray Murphy, National Commander; Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, National Pressident of the Auxiliary, and the Reverend Father Thomas D. Kennedy, National Chaplain of the Legion. 11/11/35

National Veteran's Employment Committee of the American Legion. Seated, L-R: Jack Crowley of Vermont, Nat'l Chairman of Vet. Emp. Comm.; Mrs. Ada Mucklestone of Ill., National Chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary; Paul H. Griffith, (D.C.), National Director of Re-Employment. Standing, L-R: ..., F. Regan of N.J.; William D. Reilly of Kansas; Roy S. Stockton of California; Spencer Boise of North Dakota; James W. Hammond of Kentucky; Harold P. Redden of Massachusetts. Attending conferences at the Hamilton Hotel about securing employment for World War Veterans

American Legion - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Hazel Huffman, testifying before the Dies Un-American Committee

Legion head places wreath at unknown soldier's tomb. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Daniel J. Doherty, National Commander of the American Legion, placing a wreath on the tomb of America's Unknown Soldier at Arlington today to observe the 19th Anniversary of Armistice Day, 11/11/37

American legion - Public domain World War One sheet music

American legion - Public domain World War One sheet music

Legion invites Roosevelt. John Thomas Taylor, left, lobby leader of the American Legion, and Ray Murphy, new National Commander, call on President Roosevelt and make arrangements for the president to deliver an Armistice day address at Arlington National Cemetary. 102535

American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Sinister forces are expending greater effort than ever before to wreck this nation" Homer L. Chaillaux, Americanism director of the American Legion told the Dies Un-American Committee today, 8/18/38

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Harding, Savings Director's group

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. PERSHING AND BAKER AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Star witness before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., May 22. Dudley P. Gilbert, New York socialite, who has been financial angel for an undercover nationwide anti-Semitic and anti-communist movement, today told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that the American people will 'have to rise under some American officer of the Franco type' if a 'red revolution' is to be averted

Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Vice-President of the United States, and Donald M. Nelson, Executive Director, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Director of the Priorities Division, Office of Production Management (OPM). Photograph taken at a joint press conference held directly after the first meeting of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board on September 2, 1941

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Cylinder heads for R-1340 Wasp planes are inspected in a large Eastern plant now producing a huge number of fine American engines for our fighting air forces. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Copper (refining). Casting house in a large copper refining operation. Here sheets of pure copper, formed by electrolysis, are melted and cast into ingots. Large amounts of copper are produced for the war effort at the El Paso, Texas plant of Phelps-Dodge Refining Company

"Coin Collector." Washington, D.C., April 11. Mrs. Edness Wilkens, Secretary to Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the Mint, for the last four years has been collecting coins as a hobby, thru gifts, trades, and buys, she has a collection of over 400 coins ramping from half pennies to the old silver cartwheels, she is shown inspecting a half-dime , one of the first coins struck from the Philadelphia Mint in 1792, and Mint tradition has it that the silver it contains is from the tableware of Martha Washington, she at that time lived two doors down from the Mint, and gave part of her silverware for the first coins, April 11, 1938

Director of boys' camp and some of the boys. El Porvenir, New Mexico

Aluminum casting. One of the skilled workers in an aluminum foundry pictured ramming the drag side of a sand mold. This foundry is producing aluminum equipment for Uncle Sam's war effort, under subcontract to other factories producing war items. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

New York (and vicinity), New York. Miscellaneous photograph relating to the war effort. Woman volunteer checking and posting ceiling prices for the U.S. Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Gentlemen, I am here [...]' began General Moseley. Washington, D.C., May 31. Major General George Van Horn Moseley, U.S.A. retired, provided members of the Dies Committee with testimony today following a brief argument over a statement which he wished the read. With the opening statement, 'Gentlemen, I am here...' he was cut short by acting Chairman Arthur Healy. 'You can answer that question. You're not here to make a speech.' He said that if he were president, he would enforce a 1929 statute which empowers the president to use the army to fight subversive activities within the country. Behind the General is Rep. J. Thorkelson of Montana, whom Moseley said would 'bring it all out on the floor of the House'

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. District of Columbia commissioner J. Russell Young, Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense, addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of the 15 x 30 foot photomontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "The Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the (OEM) Office of Emergency Management by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities around the country. Seated on the platform is Colonel Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian defense for the nation's capitol

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