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Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Col. Knox appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., July 2. At his own request, Col. Frank Knox testified today at a public hearing before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. In answer to questions regarding his qualifications to be secretary of the Navy, Knox read to the Committee a prepared statement designed to refute charges that he is an advocate of armed intervention in the European War

Removes papers after senate subpoena. Washington, D.C., Nov. 19. Appearing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committees today, Chester A. Hanson, Milford, Conn., Secretary-Treasurer of the Constitutional Educational League, told how he had helped several other league officers remove important papers from his file after being served with a subpoena ordering him to submit all such information. When asked the meaning of the league, Hanson said it was an educational body devoted to informing the people on the Constitution. It also, he said, was dedicated to giving "information pertaining to subversive movement in this country" 11/19/37

Removes papers after senate subpoena. Washington, D.C., Nov. 19. Appearing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committees today, Chester A. Hanson, Milford, Conn., Secretary-Treasurer of the Constitutional Educational League, told how he had helped several other league officers remove important papers from his file after being served with a subpoena ordering him to submit all such information. When asked the meaning of the league, Hanson said it was an educational body devoted to informing the people on the Constitution. It also, he said, was dedicated to giving "information pertaining to subversive movement in this country" 111937

Sen. Robt. Taft - Public domain photograph, glass negative

[Claude Swanson] - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Col. Knox appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., July 2. At his own request, Col. Frank Knox testified today at a public hearing before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. In answer to questions regarding his qualifications to be secretary of the Navy, Knox read to the Committee a prepared statement designed to refute charges that he is an advocate of armed intervention in the European War

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A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

Temp. note: Batch six.

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)

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The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives. Washington DC.
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

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Sugar rationing. Application form which will have to be filled out by every person to whom war ration book no.1 is issued when sugar rationing starts within a few weeks. Applicants will register at public schools on dates to be announced shortly

Capt. A.M. Randol, 1st U.S. Artillery. Colonel 2d, N.Y. Cavalry.

Col. Knox appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., July 2. A general view of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee room as Col. Frank Knox testified today regarding his qualifications to be secretary of the Navy. Knock can bee seen on the right facing the Committee, 7-2-40

P.C. Knox - Public domain portrait photograph

Slemons, Honorable Wm Ferguson of Ark. Colonel in Price's cavalry

St. Col. Alexander Surles, U.S.A., 1/7/39

Hanson-Cramer House, End of Sea Street (moved from Pascal's Avenue), Rockport, Knox County, ME

Movies record Frankfurter's appearance before Senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Movie and still cameras were set at all angles in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing room to record for the nation the appearance of Felix Frankfurter, who made himself available to answer questions as to his fitness to serve on the Supreme Court bench. The committee later confirmed the nomination of Frankfurter, 1/12/39

[Group in front of Office Finance Committee door]

Discuss government reorganization with President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Charles E. Merriam, (left) and Louis Brownlow, members of the President's Reorganization Committee, leaving the White House today after discussing government reorganization with President Roosevelt, 9/23/38

Travelling preacher, Reverend C.L. Bullard, with Jonathan Daniels and construction workers from Monroe, Louisiana. Alexandria, Louisiana

[Furnishing in the main administrative office, Reichs Chancellery, Berlin, Germany]

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