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![Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford questioned at senate rail inquiry. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Edsel Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that the Fords sold the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad in 1929 because of "restrictions" imposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The principal restriction was the ICC order that all railroads use heavy equipment. Ford urged that use of the light-weight equipment would be a good thing generally for railroads, 1/7/38](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZWRzYWwtaWUtZWRzZWwtZm9yZC1xdWVzdGlvbmVkLWF0LXNlbmF0ZS1yYWlsLWlucXVpcnktd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1qYW4tNy1lZHNlbC02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford questioned at senate rail inquiry. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Edsel Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that the Fords sold the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad in 1929 because of \"restrictions\" imposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The principal restriction was the ICC order that all railroads use heavy equipment. Ford urged that use of the light-weight equipment would be a good thing generally for railroads, 1/7/38")
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![N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washington, D.C., June 22. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York today asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to remove restrictions placed on the $1,735,000,000 relief bill by the House. LaGuardia also gave his support to an amendment restoring federal theater projects. Mayor LaGuardia, left, is shown Lowell Mellett, Executive Director of the National Emergency Council](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvbnktbWF5b3ItYXNrcy1yZW1vdmUtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLXBsYWNlZC1vbi1yZWxpZWYtYmlsbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWp1bmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washington, D.C., June 22. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York today asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to remove restrictions placed on the $1,735,000,000 relief bill by the House. LaGuardia also gave his support to an amendment restoring federal theater projects. Mayor LaGuardia, left, is shown Lowell Mellett, Executive Director of the National Emergency Council")
N.Y. Mayor pleads for more relief money. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. New York's Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, appearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee today, proposed that Congress provide $915,000,000 to finance relief until July 1 instead of the $875,000,000 recommended by President Roosevelt. La Guardia, representing the conference of United States Mayors, said Mr. Roosevelt's recommendation is 'not enough' to meet the needs of the WPA until the end of the fiscal year. Left to right, can be seen: Rep. Edward T. Taylor, Chairman of the committee; Mayor La Guardia; and Rep. J. Buell Snyder of Pennsylvania, a member of the committee, 1/9/39
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A black and white photo of three men in suits.
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Date
1939
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Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
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Library of Congress
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