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U. States military asylum. Board of commissioners of the military asylum .... "Ordered, that a hand-bill setting forth the nature of the military asulum, and the conditions of admission into the same, be printed and sent to every Post Office in

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Boyden Premium to be awarded by the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia on the results of a certain experiment. January 1, 1862. The conditions established for the award are stated.

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G. W. Baldwin to Anson Stager, Saturday, April 05, 1862 (Telegram reporting weather conditions)

Destiny of the black man ... Muldrow, Ind. Ter. [blank] 189 [blank] There will be a meeting held at [blank] by [blank] on [blank] 189[blank] Brothers and sister of the colored race! Let us begin to notice our conditions in the United States befo

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Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government's experts on money matters met with Senate and House leaders today to discuss legislation to be submitted to the 75th session of Congress. A discussion was made at the conference to extend the life of important federal monetary lending agencies, and also, to move in giving the President authority to discontinue the R.F.C. at anytime the conditions warrant. In the photograph, left to right: Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Treasury; Senator Pat Harrison, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board

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New 'Mosquito Boat' ready for action. Washington, D.C., June 19. The PT-9, first of the American Motor Torpedo Boats to be delivered to the U.S. Navy under the President's $15,000,000 experimental small craft program had a preview showing for the press today. The 'Mosquito Boat' and eight other ones will be based at the naval operating base, Norfolk, Virginia, where they will undergo service tests under various sea conditions to determine their capabilities and limitations. This is the same type of boat that the government is in the process of releasing to the British Navy. Chairman David L. Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee expressed indignation over the Navy's action in this respect in view of the fact that this government is trying to build up its own sea power

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And a Tommyhawk to you, Mr. Gurney.' Washington, D.C., May 13. Representing the Rosebud Tribe of the Sioux Indians of South Dakota, Chief Joe Thin Elk and Chief Steven Brave Bird were in Washington today to describe conditions at Rosebud So. Dakota, before the Senate Committee. Enroute, they dropped in on Senator Chan Gurney, So. Dakota. Left to right shows: Senator Chan Gurney, So. Dakota, Chief Joe Thin Elk, Rep. Francis H. Case, So. Dakota, and Chief Steven Brave Bird

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Discuss business conditions. Washington, D.C., May 13. Averill Harriman (left), chairman of the President's Business Advisory Council, and Secretary of Commerce Daniel A. Roper snapped just before they went into the metting of the Business Advisory Council today at the Department of Commerce

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Legal dodge on Walsh-Healy Act. Washington, D.C., May 13. L. Metcalfe Walling, Administrator of the Public Contracts Division of the Labor Department, told the Senate Labor Committee today that subcontractors had used a 'legal dodge' to avoid compliance with the Walsh-Healy Act. He advocated amendment to the law to prevent 'evasion,' and said that 'the purpose of Congress to promote good labor conditions and equal competition on government contracts has been thwarted'

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Early western travels, 1748-1846 : a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel : descriptive of the aborigines and social and economic conditions in the middle and far West, during the period of early American settlement /

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Early western travels, 1748-1846 : a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel : descriptive of the aborigines and social and economic conditions in the middle and far West, during the period of early American settlement /

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Lincoln Cotton Mills, Evansville, Ind. Girl at Stafford Loom. Boys sprinkling floor. (See report of conditions under which they work.) Location: Evansville, Indiana.

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Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Tallest man is Supt. Mason. He was willing I should take photos so long as I promised to represent conditions as they were. He is afraid of being misrepresented. "Truth is something stranger than fiction." Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

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In neighborhood of Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Lawrence Faircloth (taller boy) "Don't know how old I am." Been in mill 2 years. Runs 3 sides Albert Bartlett (barefoot) Looked 8 years old. In mill 2 years--Beginning to spin. Runs 2-1/2 sides = 25 cents a day. Bad conditions. Saturday, Dec. 5, 08. Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

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Group of boys who work in Suncock (N. H.) Mills. It is a large corporation, employing 1200 hands, but in all the three mills, I found only 1 girl and three boys that seemed to be under 14. Unusual conditions for a large N.H. Mill. Sanitary conditions here are exceptionally good, for this section. I investigated all three mills freely and was unknown and usually unattended by anyone. Location: Suncock, New Hampshire.

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A group of workers in Jonas Glass Works, Minotola, N.J. These are typical of conditions in Southern N.J. although one finds, occasionally, a few younger workers. Location: Minotola, New Jersey.

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Workers in More-Jones Glass Co., Bridgeton, N.J. Small boy in middle is Harry Simpkins, 52 South Ave. (dirty, noisome conditions). See him in photos 978 & 979. Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

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Forest conditions of western North Carolina.

U.S. Consul General in Berlin reports to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Raymond H. Geist, U.S. Consul General in Berlin, leaving the White House today after giving President Roosevelt a first-hand report on European war conditions and Germany. Geist left Germany on Oct. 9, more than a month after the war started

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View of the Washington Mills, Fries Virginia Housing conditions are fairly good, but housekeeping not very good. Working very good. Good light, fresh air. Fries, Virginia Location: Fries, Virginia.

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Home of Kettles family. Housing conditions in the mill settlement at Magnolia, Miss. are good. Working conditions are good also. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi

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View of the Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Virginia Housing conditions are fairly good, but housekeeping not very good. Working conditions in the mill are very good. Good light, fresh air. Location: Fries, Virginia.

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Making willow plumes under unsanitary conditions. A dirty home, the father and several friends had been rushing the growler and booze was literally flowing around over table and floor. The father is a truck-driver out of work. The mother, Freddie (11yrs. old) and Antoinette (8 yrs. old) all work $1.50 to $2.00 a week now, "but we make $3.00 a week in summer when we can work all day and not go to school." Vincent Tranutolo, 309 E. 110th St., ground floor. Location: New York, New York (State)

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[Anne Morgan, center, daughter of J.P. Morgan, half-length, standing, facing left, investigating the working conditions of coal miners in western Pennsylvania]

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Housing conditions in mill settlement, Water Valley, Miss., not good. Location: Water Valley, Mississippi.

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Home of Kettles family. Housing conditions in the mill settlement at Magnolia, Miss. are good. Working conditions are good also. Location: Magnolia, Mississippi.

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Housing conditions in the settlement of Dunbar. They are better than the average. See church in distance. Have their own jail. Houses and wood furnished. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana.

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Smallest boy is Dorris Fabanks[?], been working in Yocona Mill, Water Valley Miss., one year. Larger boy (brother) been there six years. Housing conditions bad. Location: Water Valley, Mississippi.

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Housing conditions in the settlement of workers in Alabama Canning Co. Two families to a house, but they are separated. Housing conditions fairly good. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama

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Mill Village, Winona Cotton Mills, Miss. Fairly good conditions generally, but many very slovenly houses. Location: Mill Village, Mississippi.

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One of the labor camps for workers in Peerless Oyster Co. About 18 families live here. While conditions are not so bad here as I have seen them in their Maryland and Delaware quarters, they are not far from ideal. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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Housing conditions at Lynchburg Cotton Mills are not very good. Houses are ill-kept and out of repair. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Housing conditions in the settlement of workers in Alabama Canning Co. Two families to a house, but they are separated. Housing conditions fairly good. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

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Housing conditions at Lynchburg Cotton Mills are not good. Houses are ill-kept and out of repair. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Housing conditions in settlement at Seacoast Cannery #7, Eastport, Me., not very good. This is the home of the Goodell family. They live here all the year in these temporary quarters. The father works in the mill nearby. Four or five of the children are in the canneries. Clarence, 8 years; George, 9 years; Lottie, 12 years; "Makes a couple of dollars some days"; Violet, 15 years, "has made four dollars a day packing at times," (see upper window). Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Some of the housing conditions of the workers in the Cannon Mills, Concord, N.C., to contrast with the homes and gardens some times shown from the "show mills" of the state. Location: Concord, North Carolina.

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Mrs. Helems, Leeds, Massachusetts., putting bristles into tooth brushes in an untidy kitchen. She makes about $4.65 a week usually. The sanitary conditions in most of these homes are pretty good, but some times filthy rooms are found and often tuberculosis with the work still going on. The company really seems to be trying to reduce the amount of home work. See also home work report. Location: Leeds, Massachusettsachusetts.

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions, Woonsocket, R.I. Location: Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the beautiful location of the mill, its well-kept grounds, and the good housing conditions. Location: Greensboro, North Carolina.

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions, Elm Street, Pawtucket, R.I. Nov 25, 1912. Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the beautiful location of the mill, its well-kept grounds and the good housing conditions. Location: Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the beautiful location of the mill, its well-kept grounds, and the good housing conditions. Location: Greensboro, North Carolina.

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-1913.) Housing conditions, Lonsdale, R.I. Location: Lonsdale, Rhode Island.

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Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the beautiful location of the mill, its well-kept grounds, and the good housing conditions. Location: Greensboro, North Carolina.

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Housing conditions, Elm St., Pawtucket, R.I. Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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Housing conditions, Floyd Cotton Mill. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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SENATE, COMMITTEES. EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS IN THE PAINT CREEK DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. SOMETIMES CALLED 'STRIKE INV. COM.' SENATORS MARTINE OF NEW JERSEY; SHIELDS OF TENNESSEE; SWANSON OF VIRGINIA; BORAH OF IDAHO; KENYON OF IOWA

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Housing conditions, Lindale, Ga. Not a thing neglected, except the child. Massachusetts[achusetts] Mills. Location: Lindale, Georgia.

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Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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Group of workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, showing the youngest workers, and typical of conditions in New Orleans. Violations of the law are rare. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Housing conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt Canning Co. Location: Bluffton, South Carolina.

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Group of cash boys in Holmes Department Store showing the youngest workers there and typical type of conditions in New Orleans department stores. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Group of cash boys in Holmes Department Store showing the youngest workers there and typical type of conditions in New Orleans department stores. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Lloyd McMahan seven year old cotton picker on a farm near McKinney. "School hasn't begun yet." Usually it does not begin until picking is over. The whole family picks - nine members. Home conditions are good. Location: McKinney [vicinity], Texas.

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Group of workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, showing the youngest workers, and typical of conditions in New Orleans. Violations of the law are rare. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Anniston Mfg. Co. Not so good as it looks. Sanitation is bad, and child labor conditions worst in town. Location: Anniston, Alabama.

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[9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were needed, but when we found that the father is able to do certain kinds of work, and that they have relatives who are well-to-do, there was no doubt that the family could get along without her working. In almost all the cases investigated, the need for the child's earning was very small.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama]

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[Typical workers in Barker Cotton Mills where good conditions prevail. See Alabama report.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama]

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[Anniston Mfg. Co. Not so good as it looks. Sanitation is bad, and child labor conditions worst in town.] Location: [Anniston, Alabama].

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[9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were needed, but when we found that the father is able to do certain kinds of work, and that they have relatives who are well-to-do, there was no doubt that the family could get along without her working. In almost all the cases investigated, the need for the child's earning was very small.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama]

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[Housing conditions Adelaide Mill. The village is run down and greatly in need of sanitary improvements.] Location: [Anniston, Alabama].

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[Typical workers in Barker Cotton Mills where good conditions prevail. See Alabama report.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama].

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Housing conditions of families working in Woodstock Mills. Much improvement needed. Location: Anniston, Alabama.

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[9 year old cash girl in Gafer Department store. At first glance the home conditions with a one-armed father and several children in the family would indicate that her small wages were needed, but when we found that the father is able to do certain kinds of work, and that they have relatives who are well-to-do, there was no doubt that the family could get along without her working. In almost all the cases investigated, the need for the child's earning was very small.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama].

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Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. He is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

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[Typical workers in Barker Cotton Mills where good conditions prevail. See Alabama report.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama].

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Charlie and Ollie Allen. Been working in Harriet Cotton Mills 2 years. Charlie is probably of age, but Ollie is a violation according to both his brother and life insurance policy which say he is 12 years old now. These statements are based on the parents' statement, which is probably high. He appears to be 10 years old, and has been working 2 years. His father and older brother are in the mill. They have a house full of children, and the sanitary conditions are frightful. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

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[Typical workers in Barker Cotton Mills where good conditions prevail. See Alabama report.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama]

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[Typical workers in Barker Cotton Mills where good conditions prevail. See Alabama report.] Location: [Mobile, Alabama].

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Sandy Beach. Two girls in foreground about 15. Mr. Tebbutt says dance hall bad conditions. Saturday evening dancing would be about the same as this. Penny picture machine attracting crowds. See 4184. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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[Kerr Thread Mill. All over 16. Having fun with camera man. Good conditions in this mill. Caps to protect hair from dust and to keep hair from getting tangled in machinery. These girls worked in an operating room - not the cloth room. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Elgin Six ... reporting road conditions for benefit of tourists to all national associations, clubs & newspapers

Group of people, in Elgin Six official scout car, stopped in front of A.A.A. Chicago Motor Club. J226977 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Kaufmann & Fabry. No. 11-8483-9.

Marching to supper, Training School for Deaf Mutes. Crowded conditions. See Gibbons report. Location: Sulphur, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

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Living conditions for refugees in Villans near St. Etienne. These insanitary dwellings in Villars near St. Etienne, do not provide a good start in life for the refugee children who live in them, but the AMERICAN RED CROSS Child Welfare Exhibition at St. Etienne was of great service to the parents in advising them how to improve conditions

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The Red Cross found conditions shown in the photograph of a room occupied by a mother and four children. It is now repairing and putting in sanitary conditions, to save the children for France. Evacues

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Dr. Sillengings warm weather clime out of doors at the ARC children's dispensary in a ruined Roman tower at Marseilles. This work is especially necessary in Marseilles because of the wretched sanitary conditions. Since the war began the population of Marseilles is practically doubled by the influx of foreigners from all the Mediterranean countries. The resultant conditions are unspeakable

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All sorts and conditions of men have been relieved of all sorts and conditions of trouble by the Home Service Branch of the American Red Cross

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Something New in Taxing Line. A scene at Podgoritza, Montenegro, showing the housing conditions. Note that there is not a chimney in sight. As there was a tax on chimney in the country under the old regime, the people preferred to let the smoke from their fires find an outlet through the windows. This led to a prevalence of eye and other diseases. American Red Cross doctors doing relief work in Montenegro say that the chimney tax scheme led to conditions that have made 60 percent of the civilian population tubercular. To combat this the Red Cross has inaugurated an educational campaign on sanitary living conditions

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A committee of unemployed wives fron West Virginia fields called on Pres. Harding & explained the conditions that now exist at their homes. Pres. Harding is trying to do all he can to better conditions. [...] called on Secy. of Labor Davis. Left to right: Lawrence Dwyer, Mrs. Alice Underwood, Alex Martin, Ed Williams, Hattie Underwood, Secy. Davis, Dorothy Underwood & Carl Brown (in back)

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[Dr. Francis E.] Townsend thanks president for pardon. Washington, D.C., April 21. Scheduled for only a five-minute appointment, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, pardoned old-age pension planner, spent over half an hour with President Roosevelt at the White House today. He thanked the president for the pardon from a 30-day jail sentence and then discussed economic conditions in the nation with the chief executive

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The "East Side" of Pocahontas Country. The Aldrich home, - Buckeye, near Marlinton, West Virginia. This is one of the worst homes in the county. Note the duck-coop, made out of an old trunk, - in front yard. Mother said "The colt kicked the winders out." She is a no-'count mountaineer from Kentucky and her husband is a shiftless farmer who has let this farm run down to worthlessness. His father ran a prosperous farm here and owned hundreds of acres but the son has run thro[ugh] it all. Typical of worst conditions in the country. Oct 6, 1921. Location: Pocahontas County--Marlinton, West Virginia / Photo by L.W. Hine.

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The Bitter truth--actual conditions in the Russian starvation area

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Bur. of Engraving and Printing Executives who waited on Pres. Harding. They left without seeing the Pres. A letter was received later by John J. Deviny from the Pres. Secy. expressing regret that the Pres. was out when they called, but it did not clear the clouded conditions surrounding the dismsalls [sic]

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President Harding with his Secty. George Christian, makes a personal inspection of conditions on the streets of the National Capitol

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