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The Bill of Rights. Public domain reproduction.

The Bill of Rights. Public domain reproduction.

Photograph shows reproduction of original Bill of Rights. As proposed Mar. 4, 1789 submitted to States, Sept. 25, 1789. Articles 3-12 became amendments I-X of Constitution, Dec. 15, 1791.

Bill Zorach walking under big tree, Yosemite, California

Bill Zorach walking under big tree, Yosemite, California

Written on back: I walked 40 miles with a 60 pound pack of sketching material to the big sequoias so as to get the feeling of the country as those men who first got there. WZ Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; ... More

Bill Foley [?] - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Bill Foley [?] - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bill A. Cunningham, New York NL (baseball)]

[Bill A. Cunningham, New York NL (baseball)]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a sports competition, baseball player, baseball field, athlete, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stanley Harris & Bill McKechnie 10/10/25

Stanley Harris & Bill McKechnie 10/10/25

Public domain image of a baseball game, sports event, arena, stadium, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bill Stieneke & Lillian Leitzel, 5/15/25

Bill Stieneke & Lillian Leitzel, 5/15/25

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Rehabilitation hearing. The House Committee on Education met today in the House Caucus room to consider a bill presented by Mr. Reed of New York to provide ]à] the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and then returned to civil employment. Several crippled boys were present with some of their handiwork. Left to right, standing: Representatives D.D. Glover of Arkansas, W.P. Lamberton of Kansas, La Fayette L. Patterson of Alabama, Paul J. Kvale of Minnesota, Daniel A. Reed of New York

Rehabilitation hearing. The House Committee on Education met today in ...

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A FUNNY BUSINESS. THE BUSINESS OF GETTING THE PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S BANKING BILL TOOK ON A JOCULAR TONE AS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, JOKES WITH REP. HENRY STEAGALL, (D-AL), WHO HANDLED THE HEARINGS IN HIS HOUSE BANKING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE. FROM THE LEFT: SEN. CARTER GLASS; COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY J.F.T. O'CONNOR; SEN. DUNCAN U. FLETCHER (D-FL); SECRETARY HENRY MORGENTHAU; JESSE JONES, CHAIRMAN OF RFC; REP. STEAGALL; AND GOV. MARRINER ECCLES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

A FUNNY BUSINESS. THE BUSINESS OF GETTING THE PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE O...

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A LITTLE HATCHET BURIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, GREETS SEN. CARTER GLASS (D-Virginia) QUITE WARMLY AS SENATORS AND SUCH GATHER AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO WATCH THE PRESIDENT SIGN THE ADMINISTRATION BANKING BILL. SEN. DUNCAN U. FLETCHER (D-FL) STANDS BEHIND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. THE LETTERS WERE WRITTEN BY GOVERNOR OF THE SEVEN STATES CROSSED BY THE RIDERS FROM CALIFORNIA TO ST. JOSEPH, MO. SEN. WILLIAM H. KING, (D_UT) IS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE MAJOR. STEVE EARLY, ONE OF THE WHITE HOUSE SECRETARIES, IS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT

A LITTLE HATCHET BURIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, GREETS SEN. CART...

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Open anarchy. Sen. Edward P. Costigan, D. of Colo. co-author of the Wagner-Costigan Anti-Lynching Bill, denounces lynching as "open anarchy" as he testified before a Senate Judiciary sub-committee. 2/14/35

Open anarchy. Sen. Edward P. Costigan, D. of Colo. co-author of the Wa...

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Mine workers cite sick chicken case to aid coal bill. Henry Warrum, left, United Mine Workers' General Counsel, cites the Supreme Court's decision on the famous NRA sick-chicken case as supporting the constitutionality of the Guffey Coal bill. He testified before a sub-committee of the House Ways and Means committee. Others in the picture are John L. Lewis, president of United Mine Workers, and Rep. J. Buell Snyder, D. of Pennsylvania, who heads the sub-committee

Mine workers cite sick chicken case to aid coal bill. Henry Warrum, le...

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Opposition to president's Supreme Court plan. Washington, D.C., May 21. Two of the bitterest opponents to the President's Supreme Court plan seem to be very happy after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted an adverse report on the bill, Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D. of Montana, left, and Sen. Edward R. Burke, D. of Neb., are all set for another fight in case there is one

Opposition to president's Supreme Court plan. Washington, D.C., May 21...

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Baby Senator quizzes labor leader. Washington, D.C., June 7. Senator Rush D. Holt, West Virginia, frequently interrupted the testimony of John L. Lewis today to ask questions of the C.I.O Chief as he appeared before the Senate and House labor Committees. Lewis gave his flat endorsement of the Black-Connery bill which is aimed to curtail sweatshop conditions and setting of a wage and hour law for American industry, 6/7/37

Baby Senator quizzes labor leader. Washington, D.C., June 7. Senator R...

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Leaders in Congress against World War. Washington, D.C., April 7. Twenty years ago these three men were the leaders at the Capitol against the World War bill. They are shown together recalling the scenes just before the U.S. entered the war. Left to right: Representative Harold Knutson of Minn., Sen. George Norris of Neb. and Sen. Ernest Lundeen of Minn., 4/7/1937

Leaders in Congress against World War. Washington, D.C., April 7. Twen...

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Bill of fare, advertising board and goods in restaurant, Tower, Minnesota

Bill of fare, advertising board and goods in restaurant, Tower, Minnes...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Roads Chief gropes for answers. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. Thomas H. McDonald, Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, seemed to grope for the answers to questions asked him today by the Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee. First witness before the committee bearing on the Bulkley Bill providing for $6,000,000,000 system of superhighways in the U.S., financed by tolls, McDonald declared that toll systems had proved unsuccessful as a means of financing European superhighways. At the same time, he said: "Because of different conditions there is nothing to indicate that a toll system would not be successful here," 2/24/38

Public Roads Chief gropes for answers. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. Thom...

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Appears before Senate Military Affairs Committee. Washiington, D.C., April 5. Prof. Bradley Stoughton, of Lehigh Univ. prepresenting the Independent Steel and Iron Producers Committee on Scrap, told the Senate Military Affairs Committee today that he favored the passage of the Schwellanbach Bill to permit scrap iron expports only on presidential license, he argued that scrap export not only drains the country of one raw material but depletes the nation of other raw materials, such as iron ore, and lessens employment here, 4/5/38

Appears before Senate Military Affairs Committee. Washiington, D.C., A...

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Navy not interested. Washington, D.C., April 26. The U.S. Navy is not interested in experimenting with autogiros but would be pleased if someone else were to develop them to a point suitable for naval use, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison told the House Military Affairs Committee today. He was testifying at the hearing on a bill by Rep. Frank Dorsey to authorize a $2,000,000 appropriation for experimentation by the War Department with the rotor type of aircraft, 4/26/38

Navy not interested. Washington, D.C., April 26. The U.S. Navy is not ...

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Small cotton farmer, Kern County, California. He leases the land, and pays 1/4 of the crop for rent, also pays the water bill (irrigation). "It's come to that there's not going to be any more small farms in California. The big fellows have got us all with a ring in our nose. You take the small farmer like me--we can't come out. There's no difference hardly between me and my pickers--only I've got a place to stay out of the rain"

Small cotton farmer, Kern County, California. He leases the land, and ...

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[Fiddling Bill Hensley, playing fiddle, and unidentified woman at the Mountain Music Festival, Asheville, North Carolina]

[Fiddling Bill Hensley, playing fiddle, and unidentified woman at the ...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during the Asheville Mountain Music Festival. Handwritten on back: "Fiddling Bill Hensley, unknown woman, A... More

Swamped with protests against reorganization bill. Washington, D.C., April 2. Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Rep. John J. O'Conner of New York, was virtually swamped today with telegraphic protests against the Reorganization Bill. He is shown reading a few of the requests during a respite from the floor, 4/2/38

Swamped with protests against reorganization bill. Washington, D.C., A...

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Bill to appropriate $8,000,000,000 for superhighways. Washington, D.C., Feb. 16. The Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee started hearing today on the proposed Bulkley Bill to Appropriate $8,000,000,000 to construct 10 superhighways throughout the United States, those who are planning the hearings were, left to right: Sen. John G. Townsend, Del.; Sen. Herbert E. Hitchcock, South Dakota; Sen. Robert J. Bulkley, Ohio, Chairman of the Committee and Author of The Bill; Sen. Prentiss Brown, Mich.; and Sen. William Gibbs McAdoo, of Calif., 2/16/38

Bill to appropriate $8,000,000,000 for superhighways. Washington, D.C....

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Urges Senate approval. Washington, D.C., March 21. Senator Robert F. Wagner today urged approval of a measure to require recipients of government contracts, loans or grants to conform with the collective bargaining provisions of the National Labor Relations Act. He was testifying before the Senate Education and Labor Subcommittee on a bill he introduced to broaden the scope of the Labor Act of the NLRB, 3/21/38

Urges Senate approval. Washington, D.C., March 21. Senator Robert F. W...

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Cough drop erases throat of Senate filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana, has suddenly become fond of cough drops since he spoke for 28 hours in six days during the present filibuster by [...]of Southern Senators against the Anti-Lynching Bill, 1/26/38

Cough drop erases throat of Senate filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

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[Asa Helton and Fiddling Bill Hensley playing fiddle, unidentified woman in foreground, at the Mountain Music Festival, Asheville, North Carolina]

[Asa Helton and Fiddling Bill Hensley playing fiddle, unidentified wom...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during the Asheville Mountain Music Festival. Handwritten on back: "Fiddling Bill Hensley, Asa Helton, woma... More

[Fiddling Bill Hensley (left), and others at the Mountain Music Festival, Asheville, North Carolina]

[Fiddling Bill Hensley (left), and others at the Mountain Music Festiv...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during the Asheville Mountain Music Festival. Handwritten on back: "Fiddling Bill (left) Hensley. Others un... More

Glass bill to discontinue RFC before 1941 Inauguration defeated. Washington, D.C., Feb. 14. The Senate Banking and Currency Committee today defeated a bill by Senator Carter Glass, Virginia, to discontinue the RFC after Jan. 15, 1941 and instead extended the date to June 30, 1941, in order that the bureau would not cease to exist six days before the 1941 Inaugural. Senator Robert Wagner, Chairman of the Committee, RFC Chairman Jesse Jones, and Senator Glass

Glass bill to discontinue RFC before 1941 Inauguration defeated. Washi...

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Endorse measure to prohibit block booking of movie films. Washington, D.C., April 4. Miss Katherine Van Etten Lexford, Executive Secretary of the Massachusettsachusetts Civic League, and Henry R. Atkinson of the National Motion Picture Research Council, appearing before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee today, endorsed the Neely Bill to prohibit 'block booking' and 'blind selling' of motion picture productions. Both are from Boston, Massachusetts. 4-4-39

Endorse measure to prohibit block booking of movie films. Washington, ...

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Mrs. Bill Stagg with state quilt which she made, Pie Town, New Mexico

Mrs. Bill Stagg with state quilt which she made, Pie Town, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Central America History, Aztec, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Pre-Columbus America free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mr. Keele, merchant and president of the Farm Bureau, making out bill for a farmer. Pie Town, New Mexico

Mr. Keele, merchant and president of the Farm Bureau, making out bill ...

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High school Victory Corps. Bill Brady is one of many students at Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland who are helping to relieve the manpower shortage in his community. He attends school in the morning, works at a local machine shop in the afternoon. His employment is part of the school directed program originally designed to provide work experience for the students

High school Victory Corps. Bill Brady is one of many students at Montg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers' community. Boys learning to garden in the vocational training class. This is vocational training as provided for in the Smith-Hughes bill

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmwo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Boys learning to garden in the vocational training class. This is vocational training as provided for in the Smith-Hughes bill

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

High school Victory Corps. Bill Tuemmler, 10th grade student at Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland, is one of the members of the school's art classes which designs posters describing America's war aims

High school Victory Corps. Bill Tuemmler, 10th grade student at Montgo...

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Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Five minutes after they helped push in the old jalopy into the wrecking company's lot, Scouts Norman Vitting (right) and Bill Rave watch attentively while Chas. Revell of the wrecking crew starts the wrecking job

Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Five minutes after they helped pus...

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Tennessee Valley Authority production. Elemental phosphorus. A Negro worker tending an electric phosphate smelting furnace which is producing elemental phosphorus at a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area. The phosphorus, used in the manufacture of incendiary bombs and shells and of material for "smoke," is produced by smelting phosphate rock, coke and silica together in the electric furnaces and condensing the resulting phosphorus gases. When surplus phosphorus is available it is converted into highly concentrated phosphate fertilizer, much of which is shipped abroad under provisions of the Lend-Lease Bill

Tennessee Valley Authority production. Elemental phosphorus. A Negro w...

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Bill Wilson, Dijon, France, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Bill Wilson, Dijon, France, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of William R. Wilson in U.S. Army uniform. No. W-2522.

[Portrait of Bill Harris, William P. Gottlieb's home (table tennis room), N.Y., ca. Apr. 1947]

[Portrait of Bill Harris, William P. Gottlieb's home (table tennis roo...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottli... More

[Portrait of Charlie Ventura, Curley Russell, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns, and Dave Tough, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1947]

[Portrait of Charlie Ventura, Curley Russell, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: "Fair sex cops honors at concert," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 9 (Apr. 23, 19... More

[Portrait of Bill Earl, La Sonnambula]

[Portrait of Bill Earl, La Sonnambula]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XVIII RR 9. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

Presented in San Francisco by Bill Graham, Captain Beefh[e]art & his Magic Band Chocolate Watch Band, The Great Pumpkin ... Fillmore Auditorium / / Wes Wilson '66.

Presented in San Francisco by Bill Graham, Captain Beefh[e]art & his M...

Print shows psychedelic design with woman's head surrounded by ancient Egyptian-style motifs.

Bill Sesler for Senator A voice for Pennsylvania, not an echo from Washington.

Bill Sesler for Senator A voice for Pennsylvania, not an echo from Was...

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A sharing of sculpture by Bill Mayer / fall, winter & spring 1983-1984...

A sharing of sculpture by Bill Mayer / fall, winter & spring 1983-1984...

Poster shows a graphic illustration of a sculpture. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hot Grill co-owner Nick Doris (right) stands with friend Bill Betts (another hot Texas Wiener restaurateur) in front of The Hot Grill.

Hot Grill co-owner Nick Doris (right) stands with friend Bill Betts (a...

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at The Hot Grill, a hot Texas wiener restaurant located at 669 Lexington Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey. They are holding a tray with three Hot Texas Wieners "all... More

Hot Grill co-owner Nick Doris (right) stands with friend Bill Betts (another hot Texas Wiener restaurateur) in front of The Hot Grill.

Hot Grill co-owner Nick Doris (right) stands with friend Bill Betts (a...

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at The Hot Grill, a hot Texas wiener restaurant located at 669 Lexington Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey. They are holding a tray with three Hot Texas Wieners "all... More

[President Bill Clinton delivering the State of the Union Address with Vice President Al Gore and Minority Whip Newt Gingrich sitting behind him]

[President Bill Clinton delivering the State of the Union Address with...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Musicians jamming at the Sophia Firehouse (L-R): Franklin Adkins, dobro; Joyce Accord, "harmony sister"; Melvyn Shumate, guitar; Arlie Johnson, electric guitar; Bill Colman, guitar; Wade Clark, guitar

Musicians jamming at the Sophia Firehouse (L-R): Franklin Adkins, dob...

Throughout southern West Virginia one can find regular jam sessions, which occur in public spaces like the Sophia Fire Hall, the Coal City Barber Shop, and the Beckley Flea Market, as well as in private buildin... More

Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and President Bill Clinton at the 1997 dedication of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. The vice president's wife, Tipper, is partially obscured to the left

Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and President Bill...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Dusk view of the Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center complex in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas

Dusk view of the Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, part of the AT&T ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth, Texas

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the...

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 Ph... More

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth, Texas

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the...

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 Ph... More

"Wild Bill's Monument." James B. Hickoc [i.e. Hickok], alias "Wild Bill," born May 27, 1837 at Homer, Ill. Killed by Jack McCall at Deadwood, S.D., Aug. 2, 1876, where his body now lies

"Wild Bill's Monument." James B. Hickoc [i.e. Hickok], alias "Wild Bil...

Headstone on Wild Bill Hickok's grave; sculpture of head and shoulders on tall monument. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection.

[F. H. (Bill) Lange, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portrait]

[F. H. (Bill) Lange, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Elihu Burritt to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 02, 1862 (Confiscation Bill)

Elihu Burritt to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 02, 1862 (Confiscation...

November 7, 1785, Pittsylvania, In favor of assessment bill.

November 7, 1785, Pittsylvania, In favor of assessment bill.

Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Bill Bradley, Cleveland Naps, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Bradley, Cleveland Naps, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Nurse and baby Bill, no. 2] - Public domain portrait print

[Nurse and baby Bill, no. 2] - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a woman, three-quarter length, facing left, seated, holding an infant against her chest.

[Bill Dahlen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Dahlen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Hepburn, no date, Bill for Building Grist Mill

Hepburn, no date, Bill for Building Grist Mill

Bill for Building Grist Mill Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Lieutenant Bill Wilson (center, holding a Jerrican) posed by an airplane with a group of local people, Dijon, France]

[Lieutenant Bill Wilson (center, holding a Jerrican) posed by an airpl...

Sticker on mount: Photo by William R. Wilson. No. 73. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More

[Bill Hallman, Kansas City Team, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Hallman, Kansas City Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[They arrived in time to find Bill holding up at the point of his rifle the living men in a welter of gray-green figures about the gun]

[They arrived in time to find Bill holding up at the point of his rifl...

An English, French, and American soldier capturing a group of German soldiers. Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1935:0006). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Three... More

Flashlight photos of 5 boys who work in Augusta (Ga.) cotton mill. Supt. refused to let me go through the mill so I went there at 6 P.M. and under cover of darkness got these boys as they came out. Then we went out back of the bill boards and took the photo. 3 of the smallest of there 5 boys been there 3 years. 1 other for 4 yrs. Many children in this mill. I saw about 25 boys & girls from 9 to 14 years come out at the closing hour. Location: Augusta, Georgia. / L.W. Hine.

Flashlight photos of 5 boys who work in Augusta (Ga.) cotton mill. Sup...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXV B 17. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

Lieutenant Bill Wilson hospitalized at Dijon, France following surgery to reset a comminuted fracture of his right big toe

Lieutenant Bill Wilson hospitalized at Dijon, France following surgery...

Photograph (left) shows view of Wilson's lower leg and bandaged foot; photograph on right shows portrait of Bill Wilson on crutches. Sticker on mount: Photo by William R. Wilson... No. 78.

The globe-man after hearing of the vote on the Sub-Treasury bill

The globe-man after hearing of the vote on the Sub-Treasury bill

Evidently a companion to "The Globe Man Listening to Webster's speech on the Specie Circular" (no. 1838-3), the small, bust-length caricature of Democratic editor Francis Preston Blair shows him looking even m... More

Western Union Telegraph Building, New York--General operating department / photo by C.K. Bill.

Western Union Telegraph Building, New York--General operating departme...

Copyright by A.S. Brown. Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hostile - but accommodating [Uncle Sam holding Army reduction bill, saying to Indian, with rifle at window, "Wait until Congress meets, and then I'll settle your account" - Indian replies, "Just send your army my way, and I'll reduce it without waiting for Congress"]

Hostile - but accommodating [Uncle Sam holding Army reduction bill, sa...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 44 (1877 Sept. 1), p. 448.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

This is what the "freedom of worship" bill means - can we hold the evil in check? / J. Keppler.

This is what the "freedom of worship" bill means - can we hold the evi...

Illustration shows a female figure with a shield labeled "Tolerance" and a sword labeled "Knowledge", using a cord labeled "Equality" to hold back a large snake labeled "Freedom Worship Bill" that has ensnared ... More

William Laughlin, better known as "Uncle Bill," Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

William Laughlin, better known as "Uncle Bill," Sargent, Custer County...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capt. Geo Sword, chief of police with Buffalo Bill's Indians, Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. / W.R. Cross, portrait & view photographer, ... Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Capt. Geo Sword, chief of police with Buffalo Bill's Indians, Pine Rid...

Members of Lakota or Sioux tribe in predominantly traditional dress, posed with police chief in uniform. 10047W U.S. Copyright Office. No. 480.

ICC Commissioner opposes repeal of long and short haul rail freight rates. Washington D.C. Appearing before the House Interstate Committee today, Joseph B. Eastman, Railroad Coordinator and Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, testified that the ICC opposed repeal of long and short haul rail freight rates, as proposed in a bill under consideration. Commissioner Eastman is shown with Rep. Clarence F. Lea, (right) Chairman of the Committee

ICC Commissioner opposes repeal of long and short haul rail freight ra...

Two men sitting at a desk with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Amos Little, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Amos Little, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Amos Little, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing breastplate. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's ... More

CIO's Lee Pressman endorses health bill. Washington, D.C., May 14. The CIO's General Counsel, Lee Pressman, took the stand before the Senate Education and Labor Committee today to tell members that the CIO endorses the Wagner Public Health Bill upon which the committee is holding public hearings

CIO's Lee Pressman endorses health bill. Washington, D.C., May 14. The...

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[Amos Two Bulls, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Amos Two Bulls, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

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Bill Snyder and Hattie, Central Park. Snyder standing in front of the elephant while she performs one of her tricks

Bill Snyder and Hattie, Central Park. Snyder standing in front of the...

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Ickes urges government control of oil. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes commended to a House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee today the Cole Petroleum Conservation Bill as a means to avert breakdown of state oil control before such an event occurs. The Cole Bill would authorize federal control over oil production with a view to preventing waste

Ickes urges government control of oil. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Secr...

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[Iron White Man, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Iron White Man, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

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House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Key Rittman, sitting, and Rep. Sol Bloom, standing Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, as they outlined to reporters the final draft of the Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo as agreed upon by House and Senate conferees

House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Wa...

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[Has No Horses, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Has No Horses, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

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WILSON, WOODROW. SIGNING SAN DIEGO EXPO BILL

WILSON, WOODROW. SIGNING SAN DIEGO EXPO BILL

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Bill James, Eddie Campi, Jess Willard

Bill James, Eddie Campi, Jess Willard

Photo shows bantam weight boxer Eddie Campi (1893-1918) being held up by heavyweight boxer Jess Willard (1881-1968) (right) and Bill James (left). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

[Joe Connolly, Bill Allen, Merito Acosta, unidentified, Washington AL, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville (baseball)]

[Joe Connolly, Bill Allen, Merito Acosta, unidentified, Washington AL,...

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[Bill Morley, Knoxville Reds, Appalacian League, but working out with Washington AL (baseball)]

[Bill Morley, Knoxville Reds, Appalacian League, but working out with ...

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Leo Houck & Bill Murray - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Leo Houck & Bill Murray - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows boxer Leo Florian Hauck (1888-1950), on right. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

[Wilbert Robinson, manager, hitting, and Bill Fischer catching, Brooklyn NL (baseball)]

[Wilbert Robinson, manager, hitting, and Bill Fischer catching, Brookl...

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[Bill Rariden, New York NL (baseball)]

[Bill Rariden, New York NL (baseball)]

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Boston furrier appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., May 17. Philip Krupp, a Boston furrier, today sought the Senate Naval Affairs Committee support for his drive to reinstate his 22 yr. old brother in the Naval Academy and remove from his name the "stigma of falsehood." He petitioned the committee to approve a bill directing the reinstatement of his brother, Fredrick Krupp, who, he contended, was "forced to resign" from the academy in January because of a thoughtless statement with attempt to decieve. Philip said his brother had been refused a position with the Martin Aircraft Co. and denied admission to the Massachusetts. Institute of Technology because of an untrue statement attached to all of Fred's records from the academy that he was permitted to resign for the good of the navy, he is shown left; pleading the case before the acting chairman of the committee Sen. Guy Gillette. D. of IA.

Boston furrier appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washingt...

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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

N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washin...

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Congressional beer crusaders witness signing of beer bill. Members of Congress today witnessed the actual signing of their hard fought battle for legalized beer. Surrounding President Roosevelt at his desk in the Cabinet Room are, left to right: Representatives Claude V. Parsons of Illinois; John W. McCormack of Massachusetts.; Clerk of Committee, H.V. Hesselman who brought the Bill to the White House; and Representatives John J. O'Connor of New York; Thomas H. Cullen and Adolph J. Sabath of Illinois, 3/22/33

Congressional beer crusaders witness signing of beer bill. Members of ...

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Johnson blasts Senate NRA bill. General Hugh S. Johnson, first administrator of the NRA, left, tells the House Ways and Means committee that the Senate NRA extension resolution will kill NRA after 10 months. Johnson said it would be a R1174352 "catastrophe to accept only a 9 1/2 months extension as proposed by the Senate." He said he favored a 2 year extension. Johnson is shown here with Chairman Robert L. Doughton. 5/24/35

Johnson blasts Senate NRA bill. General Hugh S. Johnson, first adminis...

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May make cash levy on lynching. These members of the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee considering the Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill may report our a piece of legislation calling for a levy of from $2,000 to $10,000 against a county in which a lynching occurs to be paid to relatives of the victim. From the left: Sen. Edward P. Costigan, D. of Colo.; Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D. of Ind.; Sen. Joseph F. Guffy, D. of Pennsylvania, and Sen. William H. Dieterrich, D. of Ill. 2/14/35

May make cash levy on lynching. These members of the Senate Judiciary ...

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Sudan. Khartoum. Khartoum Zoo. The Red Bill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Sudan. Khartoum. Khartoum Zoo. The Red Bill (Ephippiorhynchus senegale...

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Last signature necessary to bring wages-hours bill to floor of house. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. Rep. Joseph J. Mansfield, of Texas, affixing his signature--the last of 218 necessary--to petition which today enabled the administration to win its fight to free the Wages-Hours Bill from the House Rules Committee which pigeon-hold the measure last August. Standing left to right: Rep. Mary T. Norton, Chairman of House Labor Committee; Speaker Bankhead; and Rep. Pat Boland, House Whip. 12/2/37

Last signature necessary to bring wages-hours bill to floor of house. ...

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A man with a guitar and a harmonica in his mouth, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A man with a guitar and a harmonica in his mouth, North Carolina. Farm...

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Fears airlines' bankruptcy. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Senator Edwin C. Johnson (right) of Colorado, today demanded prompt enactment of the McCarran Air Transport Bill in order to save America's commercial from bankruptcy and destruction. Studying the bill with the author Senator Pat McCarran, Senator declared that the Nation's airlines will lose $3,000,000 more this year than in 1936, 12/20/37

Fears airlines' bankruptcy. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Senator Edwin C...

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In spotlight at hearing on Government Reorganization Program. Washington, D.C., Aug 4. Luther Gulick, (right) member of the President's Reorganization Advisory Committee, is informally questioned by Senator [...] F. Byrd, preceding his (Gulick) appearance before the Senate Committee studying the Robinson Government Reorganization Bill. After cross-examining Gulick, Senator Byrd attacked the power given the Presdient in the Robinson Bill as a "Sud[...] on the part of Congress, 8/4/37

In spotlight at hearing on Government Reorganization Program. Washingt...

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Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion representative. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Morris Shappard, left and Rep. Lister Hill, right, Chairman of the Senate and House committees on military affairs, said today they would press for earliest action on their war profiteering bill. Col. John Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the legislative committee of the American Legion, who are sponsoring the bill, is shown with the Senators. The bill is designed to prevent profiteering in time of war and to equalize the burdens of war and thus provide for the National defense, and promote peace

Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion...

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Legislation for sugar industry to be put up to President Roosevelt. Washington D.C., July 28. At a meeting today of 23 senators who are united in a drive to enact legislation for the sugar industry at this session of Congress, it was decided to send a committee to the White House to put the question up to President Roosevelt and determine the administration views. The senators agreed that failure to pass the sugar bill might seriously damage the American industry. Senator Alva B. Adams, (left center) who presided at the meeting, and Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, a member of the sugar bloc, are shown being questioned by newsmen following the meeting, 7/28/37

Legislation for sugar industry to be put up to President Roosevelt. Wa...

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