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President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Walter P. Stacy, Chairman, and James M. Landis, 9/30/38

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Just an old congressional custom. One of the old customs in connection with the opening of Congress is to send a joint committee to the president to inform him that Congress has convened. The photograph shows the delegation at the White House following the convening of the present session. Front row, left to right; Rep. Willis C. Hawley; Rep. John N. Garner, House minority leader; Sen. Joseph T. Robinson and Sen. James E. Watson. Back row; William Tyler Page, chief clerk of the House, and David S. Barry, Sergeant-of-Arms of the Senate. 12/3/30

Just an old congressional custom. One of the old customs in connection with the opening of Congress is to send a joint committee to the president to inform him that Congress has convened. The photograph shows the delegation at the White House following the convening of the present session. Front row, left to right; Rep. Willis C. Hawley; Rep. John N. Garner, House minority leader; Sen. Joseph T. Robinson and Sen. James E. Watson. Back row; William Tyler Page, chief clerk of the House, and David S. Barry, Sergeant-of-Arms of the Senate. 12/3/30

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Sen. Borah - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Sen. Borah - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Walter P. Stacy, Chairman, and James M. Landis, 93038

President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Walter P. Stacy, Chairman, and James M. Landis, 93038

Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washington, D.C., April 13. Following an agreement between the United States and Great Brittan for the common use of the Island of Canton and Enderbury in the South Pacific Ocean for international aviation and communication, Secretary of interior Harold Ickes today signed a license permitting Pan American Airways to use Canton Island as an air base for its commercial trans-Pacific air transport service between California and New Zealand. Secretary Ickes is show presenting the pen to Juan Trippe, President of Pan American, after the signing. 4-13-39

Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washington, D.C., April 13. Following an agreement between the United States and Great Brittan for the common use of the Island of Canton and Enderbury in the South Pacific Ocean for international aviation and communication, Secretary of interior Harold Ickes today signed a license permitting Pan American Airways to use Canton Island as an air base for its commercial trans-Pacific air transport service between California and New Zealand. Secretary Ickes is show presenting the pen to Juan Trippe, President of Pan American, after the signing. 4-13-39

President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Walter P. Stacy, Chairman, and James M. Landis, 9/30/38

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