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Woodville, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. First aid class

Woodville, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. First aid class

Portsmouth, Ohio. Firefighting class under the office of civilian defense meeting in American Legion hall

A black and white photo of a classroom full of students. Great Depression and World War Two FSA/OWI Photograph

SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO plays to packed house every time he holds a press conference these days. The standing room only sign was hung yesterday when the labor leader called the newsmen together and told them of the conference of the Executive Coucil to be held in Washington next Tuesday, 361937

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SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO plays to packed house every time he holds a press conference these days. The standing room only sign was hung yesterday when the labor leader called the newsmen together and told them of the conference of the Executive Coucil to be held in Washington next Tuesday, 361937

President receives CIO leaders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. "Matters of mutual interest" were discussed was the only statement John L. Lewis, Head of the United Mine Workers and the CIO, made to newsmen today following a conference with President Roosevelt. This is the first time Lewis has been to the White House since a Labor Day address in which the CIO Chief indirectly criticized the President for his attitude toward the CIO steel strike. 91537

S.R.O. sign out as Monopoly Committee opens hearings. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Standing room only was the order today as the Temporary Economic Committee, Joint Legislative-Executive Body Created to Study Economic Ills and Recommend Legislation, opened public hearings at the Capitol today. Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor, was the first witness. In left center of picture can be seen Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney and Rep. Hatton Sumners, CO- Chairman

President receives CIO leaders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. "Matters of mutual interest" were discussed was the only statement John L. Lewis, Head of the United Mine Workers and the CIO, made to newsmen today following a conference with President Roosevelt. This is the first time Lewis has been to the White House since a Labor Day address in which the CIO Chief indirectly criticized the President for his attitude toward the CIO steel strike. 9/15/37

Chief of the CIO sees the president. Washington, D.C., Sept. 29. John L. Lewis, conferred today with President Roosevelt as it became known that Lewis had pledged CIO support to the California Democratic Senatorial and Gubernatorial nominees, Lewis would not discuss his White House visit except to say that it was a "general conversation," 9/29/38

John L. Lewis, little brother. Washington, D.C., June 26. Another member of the Lewis family is crashing the Labor headlines. He is A.D. Lewis, younger brother of John L., C.I.O. organizer and president of the United Mine Workers and he is now playing a prominent part in organizing Uncle Sam's government workers. The new union is to be know as the United Federal Workers of America, and naturally, will be under the C.I.O. banner. Jacob Baker, until recently assistant administrator of the Works Progress Administration, is president of the new union, 6/26/37

President confers with labor leaders. Washington D.C. President Roosevelt today conferred with John L. Lewis, Head of the CIO, and his two Lieutenants Sidney Hillman and Charles P. Howard. Leaving the meeting Lewis said: "the President invited us to discuss a labor legislative program. We did." In the photo, left to right: Lewis, Hillman, and Howard

Chairman of small business conference. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. The naming of Fred Roth, President of the Whitney-Roth Shoe Co., Cleveland, Ohio, by Secretary Roper to be Temporary Chairman of the Small Business Conference which opened today brought charges from the delegates that he (Roth) was handpicked by the Administration to President. Nevertheless, Roth took over the gavel and proceeded to end the confusion which marked the opening session, 2238

President of AF of L Mine Workers Union testifies before Labor hearings. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Joe Ozanic, President of the Progressive Mine Workers of America, an AF of L union, testified this morning before the Smith Committee to Investigate the National Labor Relations Board. He is shown here with Tom Halger, of Logan, West Virginia, who atteneded the hearings dressed in his working clothes

SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO plays to packed house every time he holds a press conference these days. The standing room only sign was hung yesterday when the labor leader called the newsmen together and told them of the conference of the Executive Coucil to be held in Washington next Tuesday, 3/6/1937

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Executive suite boardroom, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. and part of the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

Johnson & Johnson, executive offices, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Foyer carpet, detail

Increased business volume key to recovery. Hopkins new Executive Assistant. Washington, D.C., April 13. In his first Press Conference today, Edward J. Noble, newly appointed Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, told newsmen that he thought the key to recovery was to increase business volume. He said that if volume could be increased to a sufficiently high level, tax rates could be lowered without disturbing the government's revenue. 4-13-39

The court, composed of two American majors and one Royal Air Force squadron leader, which tried Sicilian civilians for starting a riot resulting in the death of several townsfolk

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

Off-the-record. Washington, D.C., July 19. Just before appearing before the Senate banking and Currency Committee today regarding the President's lending program, John J. Pelley, President of the Association of American Railroad holds a whispered conversation with Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, 7/19/39

No vacancy sign at approved tourist court. Corpus Christi, Texas

White House conference on unemployment census. Washington, D.C., Sept. 24. Holding his first press conference today, John D. Biggers, Administrator of the Unemployment Census, announced that he had called a conference at the White House on Monday to formulate plans for the first unemployment census ever conducted in the United States. Included among those invited to the meeting were John L. Lewis, CIO head; William Green, A.F. of L. President; George H. Davis, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; W. Averill Harriman, Chairman of the Commerce Department's Business Advisory Council; and Leaders of Farm and Cooperative Groups.

Commission sent by Secy. of Labor Davis to the Hawaiian Islands to investigate labor problems and to report on advisability of allowing Chinese Labor to enter the Islands as requested by Hawaiian govt. First row, left to right: L.E. Sheppard, Secy. Davis, O.R. Hartwig, and Hywel Davies. Standing: John Doulin and Fred Keightly

Standing, left to right: Charles v. McLaughlin, Undersecretary of Labor; Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post; Roger D. Lapham, president of the American Hawaiian Steamship Company; Cyrus Ching, Vice President, U.S. Rubber Corporation; Walter C. Teagle, former President, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; George M. Harrison, grand president, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks; George Meany, general secretary of the AFL (American Federation of Labor); Philip Murray, CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) President; Thomas Kennedy, secretary treasurer, United Mine Workers (UMW). Seated, left to right: Frank P. Graham, University of North Carolina President; Sidney Hillman, Associate Director General representing the Office of Production Management (OPM); Chairman Clarence Dykstra; Daniel Tracy,

Former CIO union head listens to testimony before Labor hearings. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Homer Martin, President of the United Automobile Workers of America, AF of L faction, photographed this morning as he listened to testimony of Joe Ozanic. Martin was formerly Head of the CIO faction of the Auto Workers Union. He now charged that the NLRB favors the CIO branch of the Union. He is expected to testify in the afternoon session

Government workers union sponsors school in capital. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. A school for government workers sponsored by the United Federal Workers of America, affiliate of the CIO, was inaugurated only two weeks ago but already the registration has increased 200 percent. A variety of courses are offered for which a tuition fee of $2.00 a course is charged to members in good standing of C.I.O. Unions. Non-members will be $2.50. Naturally, a class in Union Organization will be one of the principal courses. Miss Olivia Israli, instructor at the Federal Workers School, registering new students.

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