Similar
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives
Takes oath as U.S. Marine Corps Paymaster. Washington, D.C., May 2. Maj. General Thomas Holcomb, (left) Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, administering the Oath of Office to Brig. General Russell B. Putnam, new Paymaster of the Devil Dogs. He succeeds Brig. General Harold C. Reisinger, 5/2/38
Related
Takes oath as U.S. Marine Corps Paymaster. Washington, D.C., May 2. Maj. General Thomas Holcomb, (left) Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, administering the Oath of Office to Brig. General Russell B. Putnam, new Paymaster of the Devil Dogs. He succeeds Brig. General Harold C. Reisinger, 5/2/38
New Quartermaster of devil dogs takes oath. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Named to succeed Sen. Rugh [?] Matthews, retired, as Quartermaster of the U.S. Marine Corps., Brig. General Seth Williams, (right) was today sworn in by Major General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the Devil Dogs, 12/1/37
New Quartermaster of devil dogs takes oath. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Named to succeed Sen. Rugh ? Matthews, retired, as Quartermaster of the U.S. Marine Corps., Brig. General Seth Williams, (right) was today sworn in by Major General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the Devil Dogs, 12137
New Chief of the United States Cavalry sworn in. Major General Guy V. Henry, the new Chief of the United States Cavalry, left, being sworn in today on the grounds at Fort Meyer, Virginia, by Major S.V. Constant, Adjutant of Fort Meyer. General Henry succeeds General Herbert B.Crosby who will take up his duties as District Commissioner, having been appointed by President Hoover
New Adjutant Inspector for Devil Dogs. Washington D.C. Col. Clayton B. Yogel has been appointed Adjutant Inspector of the United States Marines. He succeeds Brig. General David O. Porter and will assume the new post on March 1
New leathernecks: Paymaster Washington, D.C., May 2. Brig. General Russell B. Putnam, photographed at his desk shortly after taking the Oath as Paymaster of the United States Marine Corps. He is native of Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Cornell University, 5238
New Adjutant Inspector for Devil Dogs. Washington D.C. Col. Clayton B. Yogel has been appointed Adjutant Inspector of the United States Marines. He succeeds Brig. General David O. Porter and will assume the new post on March 1
Takes command of Washington provisional brigade. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Col. Maxwell Murray was today promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and assumed command of the Washington Provisional Brigade. He succeeds Brig. General Dana T. Merrill, who has been transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
New Chief of Naval Operations assumes post. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Secretary of Navy Claud A. Swanson congratulates Admiral William D. Leahy, New? Chief of Naval Operations, after he received his commission today. On the left is Admiral William H. Standley, who retired as Naval Operations Chief today after 45 years of active service in the Navy
Takes oath as U.S. Marine Corps Paymaster. Washington, D.C., May 2. Maj. General Thomas Holcomb, (left) Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, administering the Oath of Office to Brig. General Russell B. Putnam, new Paymaster of the Devil Dogs. He succeeds Brig. General Harold C. Reisinger, 5238
Summary
A black and white photo of two men in suits, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & 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 five.
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.)
Tags
district of columbia
washington dc
glass negatives
harris and ewing collection
harris and ewing
photo
marine corps paymaster
oath
brig
ultra high resolution
high resolution
general
military
major
commander
us marine corps
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1938
in collections
Location
district of columbia
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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