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60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Reminiscense address by Chukri Eff. Rasabb

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Mrs. A. Scalt (Am. Consul's wife) reading report on Infant Welfare Centre

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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Exhibit 1st anniversary Art Center : Visit your art center.

Exhibit 1st anniversary Art Center : Visit your art center.

Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition commemorating the first anniversary of the Art Center, 59 S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah, showing a hand with an eye. Date stamped on verso: Nov 28 1939. Work Proje... More

Tribute paid to George Washington on 150th Anniversary of signing of Constitution. Washington, D.C., Sept. 17. While the rest of the country were conducting appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of 150th anniversary of the Constitution a delegation led by Rep. Sol Bloom, Director of the U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, journeyed to Mt. Vernon where they paid tribute to the father of our country. This picture, snapped as the wreath was placed on the tomb, shows left to right: Rt. Reverend James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who delivered the invocation; Rep. Bloom; General S. Gardner Waller, Virginia Adjutant General who represented the Governor of the state: and Col. Joseph Button, representing the Virginia Society of the Sons of the Revolution. 9/17/37

Tribute paid to George Washington on 150th Anniversary of signing of C...

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First anniversary Federal Theatre production and world premiere of "Rachel's man" A dramatization of the life of America's most colorful soldier-statesman Andrew Jackson.

First anniversary Federal Theatre production and world premiere of "Ra...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Rachel's Man" at the Savoy, showing silhouette of Andrew Jackson. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT MT. VERNON. MT. VERNON, Virginia APRIL 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DELIVERING THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AT THE HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TODAY AT APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES COMMEMORATING 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF WASHINGTON'S INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT MT. VERNON. MT. VERNON, Virginia APRIL 14. PRESIDE...

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Mr. and Mrs. L.N. Beager celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. north of West Union, near Cummings Park, Custer County, Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. L.N. Beager celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. ...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. The Emir decorating an N.C.O. of the Arab Legion. Prince Naif stands behind his father, closer up

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. The Emir receiving officer of the Arab Legion. Cabinet ministers on the right of picture. The Levee in reception hall

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt on the steps of St John's Episcopal church after he had attended prayer services marking the ninth anniversary of this first inauguration.

Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt on the steps of St John's Episcop...

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Press conference with General Chu Shih-Ming. On the fifth anniversary of the Chinese-Japanese War, Major General Chu Shih-Ming, Military Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., held a press conference. He emphasized the Chinese commandos' contribution in the war, discussed the international situation

Press conference with General Chu Shih-Ming. On the fifth anniversary ...

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Chef preparing dehydrated food for luncheon served to commemorate second anniversary of lend-lease, on March 11, 1943, at Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C.

Chef preparing dehydrated food for luncheon served to commemorate seco...

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On the dais at luncheon in honor of second anniversary of lend-lease, held March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D. C. Left to right: minister of the Union of South Africa, Ralph William Close; ambassador of Greece, Cimon Diamantopoulos; ambassador of Panama, Senor Don Ernesto Jean Guardia; ambassador of Mexico, Senor Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera; Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones; Norwegian foreign minister, Trygze Lie; ambassador of Russia, Maxim Litvinov; Vice-President Henry A. Wallace; Lend-lease administrator Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.; Chinese foreign minister T.V. Soong; British ambassador Lord Halifax; ambassador of Belgium, Count Robert van der Straten-Ponthoz; Secretary of Agriculture Claude A. Wickard; ambassador of Poland, Jan Ciechanowski; ambassador of Norway, Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstiderne; Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas; minister of Guatemala, Senor Dr. Adrian Recinos; minister of Czechoslovakia, Vladimir Hurban; Representative Sol Bloom, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; minister of Honduras, Senor Dr. Don Julian R. Caceres; minister of Costa Rica, Senor Dr. Don Luis Fernandez; minister of Luxembourg, Hugues Le Gallais; the Philippine Resident Commissioner Joaquin M. Elizalde

On the dais at luncheon in honor of second anniversary of lend-lease, ...

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Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school of the Church of the Good Shepherd

Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school of the...

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45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

Sign for the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M.... More

Aaron Sacco created this mural on a wall of the South Austin Music building to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the store in Austin, Texas. The mural, which spans 40 feet, features more than 30 local Austin musicians

Aaron Sacco created this mural on a wall of the South Austin Music bui...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Charles Webster Dewey Miller and Vienna Pomeroy Miller, Oakland, California

Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Charles Webster Dewey Miller and Vienn...

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Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia

Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery ...

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

This week the big store Siegel-Cooper Co. celebrate their first anniversary with magnificent store decorations [and] monumental bargain carnival in all departments Meet me at the fountain.

This week the big store Siegel-Cooper Co. celebrate their first annive...

Advertising poster showing exterior view of the Siegel-Cooper Co. store at night, illuminated by many lights, draped with banners and flags, and a crowd of shoppers both inside and outside the store. At the far... More

[The 20th anniversary dinner invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini]

[The 20th anniversary dinner invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini...

Dinner invitation and menu with image of ship on the cover. On June 18, 1914, Harry and Beatrice Houdini sailed from Europe to New York aboard the S.S. Imperator of the Hamburg-America Line. On the 21st Houdin... More

Speech on the 33d Anniversary of the Jerry Rescue, Rochester, N. Y.

Speech on the 33d Anniversary of the Jerry Rescue, Rochester, N. Y.

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

Bishop Edward P. Allen, Silver Anniversary, May 10, 1922, Mobile, Ala.

Bishop Edward P. Allen, Silver Anniversary, May 10, 1922, Mobile, Ala.

J256260 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A.. Heldt; May 29, 1922. Copyright claimant's address: Mobile, Ala.

The ball at Tammany Hall, New York, on January 8, 1860, in commemoration of the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans

The ball at Tammany Hall, New York, on January 8, 1860, in commemorati...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1860. Reference copy may be in LOT 4394 A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

"Pennsylvania day." To the citizens of Philadelphia. The 28th day of September, the Centennial anniversary of the adoption of the first convention assembled at the State-House in this City, has been set apart by the authorities of the Commonweal

"Pennsylvania day." To the citizens of Philadelphia. The 28th day of S...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 160, Folder 31.

U.S.S. New York, a gun crew, anniversary of Santiago, 1899

U.S.S. New York, a gun crew, anniversary of Santiago, 1899

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Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Finland's Minister Hjalmar J. Procope, was in a gay mood as he waved to photographers on his arrival at the Soviet Embassy today for the reception in celebration of 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. ...

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Gettysburg Camp, 50th Anniversary, July, 1913

Gettysburg Camp, 50th Anniversary, July, 1913

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167th anniversary of birth of LaFayette, [9/24]

167th anniversary of birth of LaFayette, [9/24]

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Anniversary Ceremonies, Grand Adml. R.E. Perry, 4/06/29

Anniversary Ceremonies, Grand Adml. R.E. Perry, 4/06/29

Two thousand newly discovered family papers of George Washington brought to Capital. A newly discovered trunk close to two centuries old, that had belonged to George Washington's only sister, Betty, containing upward of 2,000 original papers of George Washington's family and contemporaries were brought to Washington today from Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Henry Woodhouse, President of the Aerial League of America. Inspecting the papers in the photograph are, left to right: William Tyler Page, Clerk of the House of Representatives and Executive Secretary of the United States Commission for the Celebration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth; William Selden Washington, descendant of George Washington's brother; and Henry Woodhouse

Two thousand newly discovered family papers of George Washington broug...

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Assistant Secretary of Navy rays tribute to Late Rear Admiral Peary. Memorial services commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the discovery of the North Pole by Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary were conducted at the grave of the explorer in Arlington National Cemetery today under the suspices of the Robert E. Peary Ship, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ernest L. Jahncke is shown placing a wreath while on his right is Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory, Chief of Civil Engineers, United States Navy

Assistant Secretary of Navy rays tribute to Late Rear Admiral Peary. M...

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The National Woman's Party today observed the 137th anniversary of the birth of Lucretia Mott, the Quakeress, one of the Equal Rights pioneers. Little Peggy Anthony (left) placed the wreath and at the right is Hope Anthony

The National Woman's Party today observed the 137th anniversary of the...

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Annual meeting of Chamber of Commerce opens in Capital. Washington, D.C., April 26. Leading businessmen and industrialists from all parts of the country were in attendance today as the annual meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce convened. the meeting celebrates the Chamber's twenty-fifth anniversary. Colby M. Chester, Chairman, General Foods Corporation of New York, is shown making principal speech, 4/26/1937

Annual meeting of Chamber of Commerce opens in Capital. Washington, D....

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50 years for the I.C.C. Washington, D.C., April 7. Carroll Miller, Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is shown looking over the model of the first boiler ever made by one of the men of the Commission back in 1911. This is one of the safety appliances with glass windows and gauges so that the operator has control over the steam and the flow of water at all times. This is the fiftieth anniversary of the I.C.C., 4/7/1937

50 years for the I.C.C. Washington, D.C., April 7. Carroll Miller, Cha...

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Birthday of confederate hero observed. Washington, D.C., June 4. The 130th anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis, president of the short lived war, was observed at the Capitol today when Miss Imogene Smith, President of the Charles M. Stedman Children of the Confederacy, placed a wreath at his statue. On the left is Senator Walter F. George, of Georgia. Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, National President, Daughters of the Confederacy. Stands on the right, 6/4/38

Birthday of confederate hero observed. Washington, D.C., June 4. The 1...

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Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., June 30. Dummy Oscar, jauntily attired in the now antiquated army aviator's uniform of the first decade of the 20th century, sits clasping the sticks of the army's first airplane in readiness for the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Army Air Corps early in August. Paul Garber, Assistant Curator in charge of the Smithsonian aircraft collection, is shown with the dummy in the plane built by the Wright Brothers and accepted by the government in 1909. The plane now in the Smithsonian Institution is the same one used in the test flights at Fort Meyer, Virginia by Orville Wright

Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., Ju...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. Crowds on municipality square immediately after the departure of H.H. the Emir, etc.

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. A close up of the Emir, Glubb Pasha & cabinet ministers on the dias during the march past

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. The parade in municipality square

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Neffsville, Pennsylvania. Earle Landis' mother and father had a wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving day, and opened their presents after the family had had dinner

Neffsville, Pennsylvania. Earle Landis' mother and father had a weddin...

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Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican ambassador to the United States and Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones at luncheon of dehydrated food held March 11, 1943, at Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C., to commemorate second anniversary of lend-lease

Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican ambassador to the United St...

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Chef prepares potatoes which had been dehydrated, then rehydrated, for luncheon March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C., marking the second anniversary of lend-lease

Chef prepares potatoes which had been dehydrated, then rehydrated, for...

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Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school at the Church of the Good Shepherd

Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school at the...

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Brooklyn, New York. Children watching the Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school of the Church of the Good Shepherd

Brooklyn, New York. Children watching the Anniversary Day parade of th...

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["Don't work" sign promoting a holiday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., on a shop on H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.] / [MST].

["Don't work" sign promoting a holiday to honor the anniversary of the...

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Quilt made by hospital workers in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the hospital, May 1, 1992; it hangs near the main entrance to the hospital.

Quilt made by hospital workers in commemoration of the 125th anniversa...

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994. The label on the quilt reads: "This album quilt was planned, designed and... More

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

For the 45th Anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, people walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate the event. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More

Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia

Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery ...

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia

Address Delivered on the 26th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery ...

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

Celebration in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. under the auspices of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the republic. Thursday, April 27, 1922, 8 P. M. National Memorial M. E. Church Southw

Celebration in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of ...

Grant, Ulysses S. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 208, Folder 32.

U.S.S. New York, a 10-round bout, anniversary of Santiago

U.S.S. New York, a 10-round bout, anniversary of Santiago

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U.S.S. New York, "Lord Cassidy" selling pools, anniversary of Santiago, 1899

U.S.S. New York, "Lord Cassidy" selling pools, anniversary of Santiago...

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[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Military review]

[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Military review]

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Military training; Proccessions; Bands (Music); African Americans Education; Univ... More

The 60th anniversary of Treaty Day celebrated Jan 22, 1914 at Tulalip, Wash. Tribes represented: Snohomish, Swinnomish, Snoqulmie, Su-Quamish, Skagit, Lummi, Yakima, Puyallup, Skykomish

The 60th anniversary of Treaty Day celebrated Jan 22, 1914 at Tulalip,...

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Reverend Dr. A.M. Young of NYC, who invited Pres. Harding to attend the 28th Anniversary of General and Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Vol. of America to be held in Madison Square, N.Y., sometime in April. Nov. 1922 [White House, Washington, D.C.]

Reverend Dr. A.M. Young of NYC, who invited Pres. Harding to attend th...

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Anniversary ceremonies at statue of Nathaniel Greene, [8/7/24]

Anniversary ceremonies at statue of Nathaniel Greene, [8/7/24]

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Members of the Iowa Delegation calling upon Gilbert N. Haugen of the same state on the 25th anniversary of his coming to Congress

Members of the Iowa Delegation calling upon Gilbert N. Haugen of the s...

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60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] H.E. (i.e., His Excellency) & party at tea with group, speaking to Mrs. Whiting

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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[Cake: Loew's Fox Anniversary] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Cake: Loew's Fox Anniversary] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

General Pershing pays homage to Unknown Soldier. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. General John J. Pershing, AEF Commander, did not forget his buddies who gave their all 'over there' as the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice was observed today. Armistice Day. Hale and hearty again, he journeyed to Arlington National Cemetery where he placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The General is pictured in center flanked by Lieut. Col. Emil F. Reinhardt, left, and Capt. G.E. Adamson, his longtime Secretary, 11/11/38

General Pershing pays homage to Unknown Soldier. Washington, D.C., Nov...

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Chief Justice Hughes addressing the Joint Congressional Session on 150th Anniversary of the Congress. Seated before Hughes are Cabinet members & part of [the] Supreme Court. Left to rt. front row: Associate Supreme Court Justices Roberts, Stone, Butler, & McReynolds. Cabinet members Hull, Morganthau, Woodring, Murphy, Farley, Ickes, Wallace, Hopkins, & Miss Perkins

Chief Justice Hughes addressing the Joint Congressional Session on 150...

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NEW TELEGRAPH KEY FOR CEREMONIES INITIATED BY PRESIDENT TODAY. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 26. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TOUCHED A NEW TELEGRAPH KEY THIS MORNING TO OPEN A CELEBRATION AT OMAHA, NE, COMMEMORATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMPLETION OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. THE CHROMIUM PLATED INSTRUMENT RECENTLY REPLACED THE GOLD-PLATED KEY USED SINCE PRESIDENT TAFT'S ADMINISTRATION WHEN IT WAS REMOVED BY THE WIDOW OF THE LATE EDWARD SMITHERS, WHITE HOUSE TELEGRAPHER UPON HIS DEATH. L TO R: THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESSMAN CHARLES F. McLAUGHLIN OF NEBRASKA. THE CELEBRATION IS KNOWN AS THE GOLDEN SPIKE CELEBRATION AND LASTS FOUR DAYS

NEW TELEGRAPH KEY FOR CEREMONIES INITIATED BY PRESIDENT TODAY. WASHING...

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Latest types of tanks rumble past The Capitol in Annual Army Day Parade. Washington, D.C., April 6. Memories of the World War were revived today as the latest types of tanks, preceded by 20,00 soldiers and veterans, paraded past the U.S. Capitol in the Annual Army Day Parade which marked the 22nd anniversary of America into the World War. Thousands braved a heavy downpour to view the parade. 4-6-39

Latest types of tanks rumble past The Capitol in Annual Army Day Parad...

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PRESIDENT ASSISTS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN OPENING NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 6. THE MUCH COVETED HONOR OF BEING THE FIRST YOUNGSTER TO PRESS THE HISTORIC GOLD TELEGRAPH KEY USED BY PRESIDENTS WENT TODAY TO CAMP FIRE GIRL JANE BRANDT, RIGHT, AS SHE ASSISTED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS, IN LIGHTING BY WIRE THE CROSSED LOGS AND FLAME LAMP IN THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK CITY. TODAY'S CEREMONY MARKED THE 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS. ON THE LEFT IS CAMP FIRE GIRL MARGARET PATSY BIRGE

PRESIDENT ASSISTS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN OPENING NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS...

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. Crowds dispersing, Glubb Pasha standing beside his car

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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The Mexican Ambassador Senor Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera; Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones; Norwegian foreign minister Trygze Lie; Russian ambassador Maxim Litvinov; Vice-President Henry A. Wallace; lend-lease administrator Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.; Chinese foreign minister T.V. Soong; British ambassador Lord Halifax; and the Belgium ambassador Count Robert van der Straten-Ponthoz, on the dais at luncheon held in observance of the second anniversary of lend-lease, on March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C.

The Mexican Ambassador Senor Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera; Secret...

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Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones; Norwegian foreign minister Trygze Lie; Russian ambassador Maxim Litvinov; Vice-President Henry A. Wallace and lend-lease Administrator Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., at luncheon in observance of second anniversary of lend- lease, on March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones; Norwegian foreign minister Trygze L...

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Chefs prepare soya bean soup, which had been dehydrated, then rehydrated, for luncheon, March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C., which marked the second anniversary of lend-lease

Chefs prepare soya bean soup, which had been dehydrated, then rehydrat...

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Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school at the Church of the Good Shepherd

Brooklyn, New York. Anniversary Day parade of the Sunday school at the...

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45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama

45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Mont...

For the 45th Anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Jesse Jackson, Winnie Mandela and other dignitaries came to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate the event ... More

Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Charles Webster Dewey Miller and Vienna Pomeroy Miller, Oakland, California

Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Charles Webster Dewey Miller and Vienn...

This week the big store Siegel-Cooper Co. celebrate their first anniversary with magnificent store decorations [and] monumental bargain carnival in all departments Meet me at the fountain.

This week the big store Siegel-Cooper Co. celebrate their first annive...

Advertising poster showing exterior view of the Siegel-Cooper Co. store at night, illuminated by many lights, draped with banners and flags, and a crowd of shoppers both inside and outside the store. At the far... More

Fiftieth Anniversary Convention of the American Ornithologists' Union held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, November 14-18, 1933

Fiftieth Anniversary Convention of the American Ornithologists' Union ...

Gift; Ruthven Deane; January 22, 1934; DLC/PP-1934:340002. Photographer's address: N.Y.C. Photo forms part of Ruthven Deane Collection. Sitters are numbered on image with key to names below.

Memorial to commemorate the 1000 anniversary of Novgorod

Memorial to commemorate the 1000 anniversary of Novgorod

A man standing before the Novgorod 1000th anniversary monument, which features a large sculptural group. Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

Ferdinand of Bulgaria at 25th Anniversary of Coronation

Ferdinand of Bulgaria at 25th Anniversary of Coronation

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Secty. Davis & [...] 50th anniversary, 10/27/23

Secty. Davis & [...] 50th anniversary, 10/27/23

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Warriors. Agnes Lester, Marjorie Follette, Emily Knight, Elizabeth Van Sickle, Carol Lester, prominent young girls of Seneca Falls, as warriors in the Drama depicting the Progress of Woman to be given at the reception at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in July 20, in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman's party in connection with their seventy-fifth anniversary Equal Rights celebration.

Warriors. Agnes Lester, Marjorie Follette, Emily Knight, Elizabeth Van...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of five young women, in costume and holding shields and spears, posing in front of a lake.

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Mrs. Vester, close up showing guests in opposite tent

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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Alexandria City. 170th anniversary edition of the Alexandria gazette

Alexandria City. 170th anniversary edition of the Alexandria gazette

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, funerals, monum...

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60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Crowd in garden having tea

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Crowd in garden having tea

60th Anniversary of A.C. [i.e., American Colony] in Jer. [i.e., Jerusa...

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Senator Carter Glass reaches 80th birthday. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, today celebrated his 80th birthday and thereby attained the goal he set for himself on his last anniversary. At that time the veteran Senator told friends his only wish was to reach 80 which would be a record age for the Glass Klan. He is being congratulated by his son, Carter Glass, Jr., while in the center is Nancy Carter Boatwright, granddaughter, who also celebrated her 13th birthday today, 1/4/37

Senator Carter Glass reaches 80th birthday. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. ...

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Gimbels ninety-seventh anniversary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Gimbels ninety-seventh anniversary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. Panorama of Amman. Section I. From South Hill

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The war gives unusual significance to fire prevention week, which begins on October 4 and includes the anniversary of the great Chicago fire of 1871

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The war gives unusual significance ...

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Jefferson Memorial. Exterior of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Dedicated on the third president's bi-centennial anniversary, April 12, 1943, the 3 million dollar building was designed by Russel Pope and is constructed of marble from Vermont, Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee

Jefferson Memorial. Exterior of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D....

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[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender (1861) seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter]

[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the annivers...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

[The 20th anniversary dinner invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini]

[The 20th anniversary dinner invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini...

Dinner invitation and menu with image of ship on the cover. On June 18, 1914, Harry and Beatrice Houdini sailed from Europe to New York aboard the S.S. Imperator of the Hamburg-America Line. On the 21st Houdin... More

Delegate; 30th Anniversary New York State Woman Suffrage Association, Hudson

Delegate; 30th Anniversary New York State Woman Suffrage Association, ...

Both Anne Fitzhugh Miller and Elizabeth Smith Miller were delegates to this convention

U.S.S. New York, 3 legged race, anniversary of Santiago

U.S.S. New York, 3 legged race, anniversary of Santiago

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U.S.S. New York, dinner to Admiral Sampson by officers of the squadron at Newport, on anniversary of Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. New York, dinner to Admiral Sampson by officers of the squadron...

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U.S.S. New York, dinner to Admiral Sampson by officers of the squadron at Newport, on anniversary of Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. New York, dinner to Admiral Sampson by officers of the squadron...

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At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, left, Danish Minister, and Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, Norwegian Minister, snapped as they arrived at the Soviet Embassy tonight for the reception tendered by the Charge d'Affaires M. Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Revolution

At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, le...

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Cabinet members observe anniversary of president's inauguration. Washington, D.C., March 4. Congressional leaders, cabinet members and intimates of the president attended services at St. John's Episcopal Church today in observance of his first inauguration. Pictured here are Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs. Hull

Cabinet members observe anniversary of president's inauguration. Washi...

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[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Band concert on lawn]

[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Band concert on lawn]

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[(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, Senator William Howard Taft, Booker T. Washington and Andrew Carnegie, standing on the steps of a building, at the Tuskegee Institute's 25th anniversary celebration]

[(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, Senator William Howard Taft, Booker ...

(Source: M. Kreisel, American Women photographers, 1999, p. 120) Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Lincoln gates and wagon]

[25th anniversary of Tuskegee Inst., Ala., 1906: Lincoln gates and wag...

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John Barry statue, 185 anniversary of birth (Sons of Revolution), [8/8/24]

John Barry statue, 185 anniversary of birth (Sons of Revolution), [8/8...

[Arlington Nat'l Cemetery, Sat., April 6. Peary memorial services commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the placing of the Amer. flag at the North Pole by Peary. Lft. to rt.: Former Secy. of the Navy Edwin Denby, Mrs. Edward Stafford, daughter of Adm. Peary]

[Arlington Nat'l Cemetery, Sat., April 6. Peary memorial services comm...

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