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Lest we forget' buddy poppies. Washington, D.C., May 10. In tribute to the officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps who have given their lives in the naval service, a six foot anchor made entirely of poppies was formally presented to Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson today by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Left to right are: Lieut. Charles E. Weickhardt, Naval Liason Officer of the Vets of Foreign Wars; Rear Admiral James O. Richardson of the Bureau of Navigation; Admiral W.D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; Major General William P. Upshur, Maj. General Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Secretary Swanson, seated

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Lest we forget' buddy poppies. Washington, D.C., May 10. In tribute to the officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps who have given their lives in the naval service, a six foot anchor made entirely of poppies was formally presented to Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson today by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Left to right are: Lieut. Charles E. Weickhardt, Naval Liason Officer of the Vets of Foreign Wars; Rear Admiral James O. Richardson of the Bureau of Navigation; Admiral W.D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; Major General William P. Upshur, Maj. General Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Secretary Swanson, seated

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A group of men standing next to a christmas tree, 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.

Die Harris & Ewing, Inc. Sammlung fotografischer Negative umfasst Glas- und Filmnegative, die von Harris & Ewing, Inc., aufgenommen wurden und eine hervorragende Berichterstattung über Menschen, Ereignisse und Architektur in Washington zwischen 1905 und 1945 bieten. Harris & Ewing, Inc., übergab seine Negativsammlung 1955 der Bibliothek. Die Bibliothek behielt etwa 50.000 Nachrichtenfotos und 20.000 Studioporträts bedeutender Personen. Rund 28.000 Negative wurden bearbeitet und stehen online zur Verfügung. (Etwa 42.000 Negative müssen noch indexiert werden.)

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01/01/1939
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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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