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Mrs. Brown at Child Labor hearing. Washington, D.C., May 20. Mrs. La Rae Brown of Boston, Massachusetts., Director of the National League of Women Voters appeared before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee today. She stated that she was in favor or Sen. Alden W. Barkley's bill which would prohibit the interstate shipment of goods made by child labor, 5/20/1937

Mrs. Brown at Child Labor hearing. Washington, D.C., May 20. Mrs. La R...

A woman sitting at a table with a pen and paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Hands off the court" Representative before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., April 22. Representing the Women's National Committee for "Hands off the Supreme Court," Catherine Curtis appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to oppose the bill. Saying she thought she could speak for the American Women, Miss Curtis declared that when any group in this country seeks to nullify the safeguards which our Supreme Court provides, our American Women will stand united in defending for themselves and their families the sacred rights guaranteed them by the consititution through an independent Judiciary, 4/22/1937

"Hands off the court" Representative before Senate Judiciary Committee...

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In spotlight before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., April 2. Walter F. Dodd, Chicago lawyer and constitutional authority, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to oppose the President's court bill as a measure calling for the "surrender of all essential principles of our government." Among other things Dodd suggested an age limit of 75 years for court justices, 4/2/1937

In spotlight before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., Apri...

A man sitting at a table reading a book. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No rest for a weary filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Senator Claude A. Pepper, Democrat of Florida who spoke for 11 hours during the current filibuster against the Anti-lynching bill, points out to pretty Mrs. Pepper the interesting sections of his long winded talk as he printed in the Congressional Record, 1/27/38

No rest for a weary filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Senator Cla...

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Filibuster against anti-lynching bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Members of the bloc of Southern Senators who have been filibusting against the anti-lynching bill for the last 20 days and are still going strong, left to right: Senator Tom Connaly, of Texas, Sen. Walter F. George, of Ga.; Sen. Richard Russell of Ga.; and Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida, 1/27/38

Filibuster against anti-lynching bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Memb...

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Off-the record answers Washington, D.C., April 8. Maj. General Smedley D. Butler, one-time Commander of the U.S. Marines, gives a few off-the-record answers to Senator Homer T. Bone, (right) member of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee before which Butler appeared today to oppose the $1,121,000,000 Naval Expansion Bill. Butler declared the people will "turn on the bill" and in all probability the proposed new navy will never be built, 4/8/38

Off-the record answers Washington, D.C., April 8. Maj. General Smedley...

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Treasury Chief before Senate Finance Committee. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury, as he appeared before the Senate Finance Committee today, and told them that the House approved tax bill will not meet the governments revenue needs, Sen. William H. King, of Utah, in the center and Sen. Pat Harrison, of Miss. and Chairman of the Committee on the right, 3/14/38

Treasury Chief before Senate Finance Committee. Washington, D.C., Mar....

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Townsendites have a day at hearings. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8. Rep. Ralph O. Brewster, Maine, L.W. Jeffery, Vice President of the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. and Dr. Towsend, going over a few points on their testimony before the hearings today of the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Brewster told the Committee that adoption of the Townsend Bill will allow the government to do away with other forms of relief and would allow the budget to be balanced, 2-8-39

Townsendites have a day at hearings. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8. Rep. Ra...

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Bill Stagg, homesteader, with pinto beans, Pie Town, New Mexico

Bill Stagg, homesteader, with pinto beans, Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Bill, old character living at Reserve, New Mexico. He was once a cowboy rancher. He now runs a saloon

Uncle Bill, old character living at Reserve, New Mexico. He was once a...

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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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Rushing the SS George Washington Carver to completion. Negro skilled workers played an important part in the construction of the SS George Washington Carver, second Liberty Ship named for a Negro, in the Richmond Shipyard No. 1 of the Kaiser Company. Looking over the plans of the shipyard are, left to right: Bill Watkins, shipfitter foreman, Bill Griggs and Perry Bost, journeyman

Rushing the SS George Washington Carver to completion. Negro skilled w...

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[Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, with sketch pad.] / World Telegram photo by Fred Palumbo.

[Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, full-length portrait,...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of (Robert) Dean Kincaide, Bill Ainsworth, Ray Beller, Peanuts Hucko, Pete Terry, Vernon Friley, Irv Dinkin, and Jim Harwood, Hotel Commodore, Century Room, New York, N.Y., ca. Jan. 1947]

[Portrait of (Robert) Dean Kincaide, Bill Ainsworth, Ray Beller, Peanu...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: "McKinley ork plays most interesting dance music in biz," Down Beat, v. 16, no. 3 (Jan. 29, 1947), p. 8. Forms part of: William P. Gottli... More

[Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947]

[Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Thre...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 105 (gottlieb assignment) 105 (assign... More

[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 In: "Bill Harris on the cover," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 9 (Apr. 23, 1947). Fo... More

Bill Shea, head of the mayor's baseball committee, discusses a third league / World Telegram & Sun photo by William C. Greene.

Bill Shea, head of the mayor's baseball committee, discusses a third l...

William Alfred Shea, half-length portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pres. L.B. Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Bill / [WKL].

Pres. L.B. Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Bill / [WKL].

Photograph shows President Johnson signing the bill while seated at a table surrounded by members of Congress.

[Bill Clinton at podium] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Bill Clinton at podium] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Digital image produced by Library. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer for similar image: LC-HS503-5470. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of C... 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, Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Senator Paul Simon and others on stage celebrating the nomination of Bill Clinton as the Democratic Party candidate for president, at the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago]

[President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Sena...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-COLOR-1996-5017 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-COLOR-1996-5017, no. 9. Forms part of: CQ R... More

Some of Bill Jarrell's handmade tools

Some of Bill Jarrell's handmade tools

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

President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper, and U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, right to left, at the 1997 dedication of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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

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President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper, right to left, at the 1997 dedication of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.

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

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President Bill Clinton speaks at the 1997 dedication of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

President Bill Clinton speaks at the 1997 dedication of the Franklin D...

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

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...

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Decorative architectural detail of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas

Decorative architectural detail of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera ...

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

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

Lone steer in Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in ...

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Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world

Circus poster showing cowboys rounding up cattle and portrait of Col. W.F. Cody on horseback. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

[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 27. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

This indented bill of five shillings, shall entitle the bearer to receive of the provincial treasurer, the like sum of five shillings, of equal value with the same sum, of the bills of credit now by law current, according to the directions of an act of general assembly of Pensilvania, made in the 11th year of the reign of his majesty George III. Dated the 20th day of March, 1771

This indented bill of five shillings, shall entitle the bearer to rece...

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[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 T 13. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

Full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing bowler and pointing to the floor. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXV B. Also available on microfilm. Gift... More

Reverend Bill Green, ex-slave, San Antonio

Reverend Bill Green, ex-slave, San Antonio

420078. District no. 27. Picture no. 257. Official project no. 265-6903. Work project no. 6900(27). Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Wr... More

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Col. W.F. Cody / Alick P.F. Ritchie.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Col. W.F. Cody / Alick P.F. Ritchie.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Buffalo Bill, composed of guns, rope, heads of buffalo and horse, snowshoes, etc. Promotional goal: Gt. Brit. K73. 1890. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, ... More

The Bill of fare - Public domain American sheet music, 1883

The Bill of fare - Public domain American sheet music, 1883

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

[Wild Bill Donovan, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait]

[Wild Bill Donovan, Detroit Tigers, 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.

William Prichard to James Madison, October 21, 1805. Includes bill of lading - Oct. 17.

William Prichard to James Madison, October 21, 1805. Includes bill of ...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

The big farce comedy, Hello Bill by Frank J. Hallo & Marie Madison : a whole lot of fun - in 3 hours.

The big farce comedy, Hello Bill by Frank J. Hallo & Marie Madison : a...

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[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.

President Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary Clinton and Al Gore and his wife Tipper at the dedication of the FDR Memorial, on May 2, 1997, Washington, D.C.

President Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary Clinton and Al Gore and his w...

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

Bill of fare - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

Bill of fare - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Indian chiefs and U.S. officials. 1. Two Strike. 2. Crow Dog. 3. Short Bull. 4. High Hawk. 5. Two Lance. 6. Kicking Bear. 7. Good Voice. 8. Thunder Hawk. 9. Rocky Bear. 10. Young Man Afraid of His Horse. 11. American Horse. 12. W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). 13. Maj. J.M. Burk. 14. J.C. Craiger. 15. J. McDonald. 16. J.G. Worth. Taken at Pine Ridge, Jan. 16, '91

Indian chiefs and U.S. officials. 1. Two Strike. 2. Crow Dog. 3. Sh...

Group of Euro-American and Lakota (Brulé, Miniconjou, and Oglala) men standing and sitting in two rows in front of tipis; men in front are holding a NY World pennant which is obscured by captioned names of the ... More

[Mrs. Bill Clinton, bust portrait, facing slightly right]

[Mrs. Bill Clinton, bust portrait, facing slightly right]

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Hepburn, no date, Bill for Grist Mill Work

Hepburn, no date, Bill for Grist Mill Work

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

[Bill Dahlen, Boston Doves, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Dahlen, Boston Doves, 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.

District of Columbia Appropriation Bill Extracts of Congressional Comm. Hearings, 1904

District of Columbia Appropriation Bill Extracts of Congressional Comm...

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

October 27, 1785, Buckingham, Against assessment bill.

October 27, 1785, Buckingham, Against assessment bill.

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

There's going to be hell in kaiser-land, Kaiser Bill

There's going to be hell in kaiser-land, Kaiser Bill

by Herschell Grant Dunn. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language)

From the Independent gazetteer, &c. Mr. Printer. In order that people may be sufficiently impressed, with the necessity of establishing a Bill of rights in the formation of a new constitution, it is very proper to take a short view of some of th

From the Independent gazetteer, &c. Mr. Printer. In order that people ...

Evans 20380.; On verso, Copies 2, 3, 4: {stamp} Gift Herbert Putnam Sept 22, 1938. {stamp} ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION SOL BLOOM, Dircetor General, Washington D.C. A... 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...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[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.

[Bill O'Hara, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

[Bill O'Hara, New York Giants, 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.

[Portrait of Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Terry Gibbs, and Harry Biss, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947]

[Portrait of Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Terry Gibbs, and Harry Biss, Thre...

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

[Bill Gleason, St. Louis Browns, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Gleason, St. Louis Browns, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: D. Buchner & Company. "Will Gleason"- - caption on card. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Bill May, a bright, freckled five year old, who works in Barataria Canning Co., said he made fifteen cents the day before and his mother said, "He can make fifteen cents any day he wants to work, but he won't do it steady." Location: Biloxi, Mississippi.

Bill May, a bright, freckled five year old, who works in Barataria Can...

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

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world

Circus poster showing Cossacks in battle on horseback, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Buffalo Bill and Nate Salsbury. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

Caucus on the Surplus Bill - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Caucus on the Surplus Bill - Public domain book illustration, Library ...

A derisive view of Andrew Jackson's reluctant, politically-minded endorsement of the Distribution Act, or "Surplus Bill," a measure authorizing distribution of surplus federal funds among the states. Facing the... More

Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his objections, the bill to incorporate the fiscal bank of the United States. August 16, 1841. to the Senate of the United States ... John Tyler. Washington, August 16, 1841.

Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his o...

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 232, Folder 17.

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

[Portrait of Bill Harris and Charlie Ventura, William P. Gottlieb's ho...

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

[Confederate one hundred dollar bill], Confederate States of America.

[Confederate one hundred dollar bill], Confederate States of America.

Copyright by William Lee, M.D. Plate V, no. 1. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The only Chinese bill that the president cannot veto

The only Chinese bill that the president cannot veto

Print shows a Chinese laundry ticket that states "Clothes are given to the person showing the check - all responsibility then ceases. None given without a check; if lost, goods cannot be claimed. Not responsibl... More

This is it, Johnny on the spot a "Bill Nye" musical farce.

This is it, Johnny on the spot a "Bill Nye" musical farce.

70344 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Pat, "Wow! Wow! but it's awful."; Schmelzer, "How can she liv mid such a face?" Created and "copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin, U.S.A." ... More

Senate Banking and Currency Committee hears Secretary Wallace. Washington, D.C., June 7. Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace, today told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that he approved the bill to revamp the Farm Credit System because farmers need relief from 'excessive interest charges and debts which they cannot pay. In addition,' he said, '60 percent of all the National Farm Loan Associations have had their capitol so impaired that they cannot make new loans. Beyond question there is room for improvement in both the general farm credit situation and the Federal Land Bank System'

Senate Banking and Currency Committee hears Secretary Wallace. Washing...

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Relief labor more costly than private contract, House committee told. Washington D.C. Testifying before the House Agricultural Committee today, Resettlement Administrator W.W. Alexander said that construction of improvements on farms in the south, if done with relief labor, would cost nearly twice as much as if done under private contract. The Committee is considering the Jones-Bankhead Farm Tenancy Bill which would set up a federal corporation to loan money to tenant farmers to enable them to buy and improve land

Relief labor more costly than private contract, House committee told. ...

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The big farce comedy, Hello Bill a whole lot of fun - in 3 hours.

The big farce comedy, Hello Bill a whole lot of fun - in 3 hours.

Caption: Bunch of big bills: Ha! Ha!! Ha!!! Created and "copyright 1900, by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 7851. Some pieces of poster missing. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Nebraska Congressman reports to Indians of progress on compensation bill. Washington, D.C., July 5. Rep. Karl Stefans, of Nebraska today conferred with tribesmen of the Winnebago Reservation over his Indian bill to provide compensation for members of the Winnebago Tribe for lands which the Indians[?] were forced to leave in Wisconsin in 1863, despite the fact that the tribe had never fought against the U.S. Rep. Stefans points out that the Sioux Nation is now receiving compensation for its lands, and feels that Winnebagos should be compensated for their lands. Left to right: Frank Beaver, Chief of the Winnebago Tribal Council, Rep. Stefan, and William Davis, tribesman

Nebraska Congressman reports to Indians of progress on compensation bi...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to be the largest postcard ever sent through the mail, this 4x6 message urging passage of a bill to provide sick and annual leave for substitute employees of the Post Office Department, was received today by Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, from the Minneapolis Substitute Committee of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. It took $1.50 in stamps to carry the card. Officers of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks are shown with the Senator shortly after the card was delivered. Left to right: Senator Ernest Lundeen, W.T. Horner, Legislative representative of the Federation; Leo [...]orge, President; W.H. Duke, Secretary; and A.B. [...]ombie, Chairman of the local unit

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to...

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"Bill, ye'd better go up to the barn an' git some more fodder" / J.S. Pughe.

"Bill, ye'd better go up to the barn an' git some more fodder" / J.S. ...

Illustration shows Theodore Shonts milking a cow labeled "Canal Commission" that is feeding on a mixture of hay and money labeled "Appropriation"; Shonts has a bucket labeled "Progress" between his knees. Willi... More

Bill Haywood - Charles Moyer - George Pettibone

Bill Haywood - Charles Moyer - George Pettibone

Photo by Myers, Boise, Idaho - no copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Bill Haywood - Charles Moyer - George Pettibone outside Boise, Idaho Sherrif's office awaiting t... More

Rose Wilder Lane says Ludlow Resolution is needed as check on government. Washington, D.C., May 10. Rose Wilder Lane, writer, today urged support of the Ludlow Resolution which is being considered by a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. She supported it on the grounds that it would 'carry forward the American process of government,' and followed by saying that it is another check on government. We need more checks on government. The bill, if passed, would make aggressive war by the United States subject to vote by the people

Rose Wilder Lane says Ludlow Resolution is needed as check on governme...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bill Donovan - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Bill Donovan - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

HAYWOOD, WILLIAM. 'BIG BILL,' LABOR AGITATOR

HAYWOOD, WILLIAM. 'BIG BILL,' LABOR AGITATOR

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

[Bill Carrigan, manager, Boston AL & Pat Moran, manager, Philadelphia NL

[Bill Carrigan, manager, Boston AL & Pat Moran, manager, Philadelphia ...

Photograph shows umpire Bill Klem holding a face mask. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Cong. William R. Green of Iowa, Chmn. of the Ways and Means Committee, was so busy with the new tax bill in Congress that he was unable to make out his income tax returns. The first installment due last Sat. He was found making out his returns March 27 and he admitted he had been forced to ask for a special dispensation to permit a late filing

Cong. William R. Green of Iowa, Chmn. of the Ways and Means Committee,...

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

Pres. Harding signing Mileage Script Bill

Pres. Harding signing Mileage Script Bill

A man sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harding signing bill, 8/18/22 - Public domain dedication image

Harding signing bill, 8/18/22 - Public domain dedication image

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Oil companies have no desire to create monopoly, House Judiciary Committee told. Washington, D.C., June 23. W.S. Farish, President of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, said before the House Judiciary Committee today that there is keen competition among oil companies and that major companies have no desire to create a monopoly. Farish joined other oil company executives in condemning before the committee a bill to divorce production, refining, and marketing processes of the oil industry

Oil companies have no desire to create monopoly, House Judiciary Commi...

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Garner finally signs neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Finally the Vice President signed the Neutrality Bill that has been hanging fire for the last few days because of the shipments all ready to go to Spain through some parlimentary tie-up the Vice-President had to wait 24 hours before he could sign the same and present it to the White House for President's Roosevelt's signature. Photo, left to right: Senator Tom Connally of Texas; Vice-President Garner; and Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tenn.

Garner finally signs neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Finall...

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Officers of the Nat'l Federation of Post Office employees called on Pres. Coolidge, June 5, to urge the passage of a bill raising the pay of 350,000 Post Office Clerks before Congress adjourns. Left to rt.: Leo. E. George, Thomas F. Flaherty, and Louis C. Woolf

Officers of the Nat'l Federation of Post Office employees called on Pr...

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Bill Tilden on municipal courts, [5/6/25]

Bill Tilden on municipal courts, [5/6/25]

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Maybe they discuss Joe Lewis? Washington, D.C., May 25. Col. John R. Kilpatrick, President of the Madison Square Garden Corp., and Jack Dempsey having a whispered conversation before the beginning of today's hearing upon a bill by Sen. W. Warren Barbour to lift the ban upon the shipment of fight films in interstate commerce

Maybe they discuss Joe Lewis? Washington, D.C., May 25. Col. John R. K...

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Take opposing stands in house debate. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. Rep. James A. Shanley, Dem., of Connecticut, and Rep. Luther A. Johnson, Dem., of Texas, today fired verbal broadsides for and against the Neutrality Bill. Shanley pled for retention of the arms embargo and Johnson asked for its repeal

Take opposing stands in house debate. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. Rep. ...

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SIGNED ON THE WING. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 19. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT STOPPED LONG ENOUGH ON HIS TOUR OF THE WASHINGTON FLOOD AREA TO SIGN A BILL CREATING A NATIONAL PARK ON THE DANIEL FREEMAN HOMESTEAD IN GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. SEN. GEORGE NORRIS, (R-NE), IS SPONSOR OF THE BILL IN THE SENATE. FROM THE LEFT: SECRETARY GEORGE DERN, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEN. NORRIS, AND REP. HENRY C. LUCKEY (D-NE)

SIGNED ON THE WING. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 19. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT STO...

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All alone. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. Senator Edward R. Burke, who bitterly opposed the president's court reorganization bill and likewise opposed the nomination of Senator Black, sits in a corner and observes the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee approve the nomination of Black by a vote of 5-1, 8/13/37

All alone. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. Senator Edward R. Burke, who bit...

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Indians confer with Rep. Sheppard. Washington D.C. Mar. 2. A Representative body of the California Indians called on Rep. Harry R. Sheppard of Cal. Today to ask the congressman to introduce a bill to place the Indians born since May 1929 would come under the award of 1928. the Indians were successful at the Representative introduced the amendment today. Left to Right: Rep. Harry R. Sheppard of Cal.; Julia Ross Gardner, Piute Indian from Bishop, Inyo County, Cal.; Celestine Pico Von Bullow, a Governor of Cal., Pachanga Indian from Riverside County, Cal.; and Tom Largo, Capuilla Indian from Riverside County, Cal. 3/2/1937

Indians confer with Rep. Sheppard. Washington D.C. Mar. 2. A Represent...

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Senate Committee told million railroad employees back Crosser-Wagner Pension Bill. Washington, D.C., May 15. Appearing as the first witness in favor of the Crosser-Wagner Railroad Pension Bill, George M. Harrison, President of the Railway Clerks Association and Chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association, today told the house Interstate Commerce Committee that 1,500,000 railroad employees favor this new bill which if passed, will replace the present Railroad Retirement Act. Harrison added there was "no doubt of its constitutionality" and that it had been worked out with railroad managements on the understanding that it would not be attacked in courts by them. In the photograph, left to right: George M. Harrison; Rep. Robert Crosser of Ohio, co-author of the bill; and Rep. Clarence Lea of California, 5/13/1937

Senate Committee told million railroad employees back Crosser-Wagner P...

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[Fiddling Bill Hensley, dancing in foreground at the Mountain Music Festival, Asheville, North Carolina]

[Fiddling Bill Hensley, dancing in foreground at the Mountain Music Fe...

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Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Arthur Besse, President of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers which has a membership of more than 400 manufacturers of fabricated wool and fabrics, and represents approximately 80 percent of the wool manufacturers of woolen goods in the country do not favor the bill known as "the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939"

Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Arthur Besse, President of the National Ass...

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Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. Harry Sheppard, left, democrat of California, today told the House Ways and Means Committee he was 'washed up' with the Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization because he did not believe it was functioning on an 'honest basis'. Sheppard, who introduced the Townsend Bill in the last session of Congress, urged approval of a new measure sponsored by the General Welfare Federation of America. He is pictured with Thomas E. Boorde, center, president of the General Welfare Federation, and Arthur L. Johnson, secretary of the organization, 2-2-39

Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington...

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Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 22. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, witness before the Joint Congressional Committee on Immigration, told the Committee today that 'something must be done' to allow the removal of Austrian and German victims of Nazi wrath to America. She supported a pending bill which would allow selected refugee children to live and grow up in American families. She is shown here talking to Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, Committee member. Left to right: Mrs. Rogers, Miss Thompson

Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refuge...

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A black and white photo of a man holding a little girl. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

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Butterfly applique quilt made by Mrs. Bill Stagg, homesteader from Texas and Oklahoma. Pie Town, New Mexico

Butterfly applique quilt made by Mrs. Bill Stagg, homesteader from Tex...

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New York, New York. Bill O'Brian and Irish American sculptor

New York, New York. Bill O'Brian and Irish American sculptor

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Thanksgiving, 1942. Freedom to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world." For this we fight, said President Roosevelt in his address to the seventy-seventh Congress. Because the Fincham family, like other Americans, have been nourished on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, they are fighting for the things they pray for. Four of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Fincham's six fighting sons, visiting their home in Silver Spring, Maryland, attend church services

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Waco, Texas. When the name Bill Smith is called at Blackland Army Flying School, Waco, Texas, eleven men snap to attention. In self defense they formed a "Bill Smith" club. Here are eight of the Bills

Waco, Texas. When the name Bill Smith is called at Blackland Army Flyi...

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[Portrait of Bill Earl] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Earl] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: I SS 18. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Bill Earl, La Sonnambula]

[Portrait of Bill Earl, La Sonnambula]

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[Bobblehead dolls of presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton in the store Political Americana, Washington, D.C.]

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Chandelier and stage inside the auditorium of the Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center complex in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas

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