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House Speaker ready for opening. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead took a few practice swings with his gavel today for the benefit of photographers. It is the same gavel he will use when calls the House to order tomorrow when the third session of the 76th Congress convenes

House Speaker ready for opening. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Speaker of ...

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A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.

A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Candidate for Senate" holding wads of cash, standing in front of a sign that states "Sale of seats to the United States Senate has been prohibited", nearby the "Senatorial Box ... More

Columbia (to the three territories) - Your stars shall be put on the flag just as soon as those politicians in Congress will let me / Keppler ; J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., N.Y.

Columbia (to the three territories) - Your stars shall be put on the f...

Woman symbolizing Columbia, holding American flag and star, and facing three men representing New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma, who are waiting for statehood, with the U.S. Capitol in background. Illus. in: Pu... More

Morning prayer, House of Representatives

Morning prayer, House of Representatives

Photograph shows morning prayer being said at the House of Representatives. No. 1.

Picking his way / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Picking his way / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "Republican Party" walking on stilts labeled "Senate" and "House" on a path covered with eggs labeled "Monopoly, High Tariff Excuses, 'Bad Trusts', Labor Quest... More

"I guess I can keep right ahead" / J.S. Pughe.

"I guess I can keep right ahead" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a well-dressed, contented, obese capitalist labeled "Trusts" wearing skates labeled "Protective Tariff", ice skating near an area of thin ice labeled "Congress" and marked with a sign that st... More

Reading Room rotunda, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Reading Room rotunda, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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[Erecting mahogany display cases in the south curtain of the new Library of Congress building]

[Erecting mahogany display cases in the south curtain of the new Libra...

Photographs shows interior view of Prints and Photographs Division in the Thomas Jefferson Building with workmen erecting mahogany display cases for collection materials. Title from Viewpoints. Photograph by Fl... More

A herculean task / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

A herculean task / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Hercules wearing a lion skin and holding a sword, facing a nine-headed hydra, each head identified as that of a senator, its tail labeled "U.S. Senate". Illus. in: Puck... More

The ugly duckling / Keppler. - Public domain photogrpaph

The ugly duckling / Keppler. - Public domain photogrpaph

Illustration shows a duck with clawed-feet, wearing a medal labeled "The Senate", carrying peacock feathers labeled "Probity, Incorruptibility, Statesmanship, Patriotism, [and] Highmindedness". Caption: The Se... More

Mexican troops before the Hall of Congress, City of Mexico

Mexican troops before the Hall of Congress, City of Mexico

H97175 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 913. Copyright by Standard Scenic Company.

Congress Street, north side, Portsmouth, N.H.

Congress Street, north side, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Anne Fitzhugh Miller, President, Geneva Political Equality Club, Delegate Card to National Arbitration and Peace Congress, New York

Anne Fitzhugh Miller, President, Geneva Political Equality Club, Deleg...

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[Warren Gamaliel Harding; speaking to joint session of Congress; insert photo of telegraph operator transmitting speech for 1st time]

[Warren Gamaliel Harding; speaking to joint session of Congress; inser...

Photo in unid. French album. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Telegraph; C... More

To state it politely There seems to be a brunette brother in the neighborhood of the political cordwood / / Bart.

To state it politely There seems to be a brunette brother in the neigh...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing William Howard Taft cutting firewood. Behind a cord of cut firewood is Theodore Roosevelt holding a big stick and in front of the cordwood is an African American stereotyp... More

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OPENING OF MOTHERS' CONGRESS IN MEMORIAL CONTINENTAL HALL

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OPENING OF MOTHERS' CONGRESS IN MEMO...

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Pres. Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress

Pres. Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress

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Reverend Asbury Smith, representing the Maryland Keep Out of War Congress, before the Senate Naval Affairs Comm. in opposition to the proposed fortification of Guam

Reverend Asbury Smith, representing the Maryland Keep Out of War Congr...

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Boy is John Parent, 14 Congress St. Works in Spinning Room #2, Fifth Floor; noon. Location: Salem, Massachusetts.

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CONGRESS, WILSON BEFORE... SHOWS GALLERY AND REAR OF CHAMBER

CONGRESS, WILSON BEFORE... SHOWS GALLERY AND REAR OF CHAMBER

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POMMERENE, ATLEE. SENATOR FROM OHIO, 1911-1923. SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY, 63RD CONGRESS

POMMERENE, ATLEE. SENATOR FROM OHIO, 1911-1923. SENATE COMMITTEE ON BA...

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WOODROW WILSON BEFORE CONGRESS - Public domain portrait photograph

WOODROW WILSON BEFORE CONGRESS - Public domain portrait photograph

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CONGRESS, U.S. FRANKED MAIL - Public domain photograph

CONGRESS, U.S. FRANKED MAIL - Public domain photograph

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How the peace congress receives its first practical suggestion / Keppler.

How the peace congress receives its first practical suggestion / Keppl...

Illustration shows the rulers of European and Asian countries gathered around a table for peace negotiations during the conflict on the Balkan Peninsula; Winston Churchill proposes multilateral disarmament, whi... More

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment-- Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congr...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of street scene with crowds of people, bicyclist, trolleys and cars. Speakers on sidewalk platform at building at corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th St., Was... More

CONGRESS, WILSON BEFORE... - Public domain portrait photograph

CONGRESS, WILSON BEFORE... - Public domain portrait photograph

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PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS. 5TH AT SANTIAGO, CHILE. U.S. DELEGATION: JOSEPH R. LAMAR; W.J. BRYAN; F.W. LEHMANN; H. PERCIVAL DODGE

PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS. 5TH AT SANTIAGO, CHILE. U.S. DELEGATION: JOSEPH...

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PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. LADIES WHO WERE AIDES AT THE CONGRESS. SEATED FRONT: MISS ARIVERO OF CUBA; MISS MAUD SCRUGGS, U.S.; MISS MORALES, PANAMA; MRS. T.C. DAWSON, U.S.; MADAME MANSANTO, VENEZUELA; MISS Y. CORTINA, CUBA. STANDING REAR: MRS. R.H. VERFELD, MANILA; MRS. E.M. AMORES, CUBA,; MRS. C.L. G.

PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. LADIES WHO WERE AIDES AT THE CONGRES...

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PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. DELEGATION FROM COLOMBIA. EDUARDO RODRIQUEZ PINERES; CALIXTE TERRES UMANA; GONZALES MEJIA; MRS. HEDERICK; GEN. CARLOS CUERVE MARQUES; DIEGO MARTINEZ; FRANZ HEDERICK

PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. DELEGATION FROM COLOMBIA. EDUARDO RO...

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Motor power of the ingenious book carrier that transports books from the Library of Congress to the Capitol

Motor power of the ingenious book carrier that transports books from t...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Library of Congress. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in LOT 9636. Caption card trac... More

H.E.F. in Packard, [in front of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

H.E.F. in Packard, [in front of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

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Laundry, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.]

Laundry, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.]

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[Tractor pulling trailer with sign: National Liberal Alliance presents Voice of 7,000,000 people before congress favoring light wines and beer. Library of Congress in background, Washington, D.C.]

[Tractor pulling trailer with sign: National Liberal Alliance presents...

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[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building ("gutters and battens"), Washington, D.C. Details of front gutter for sections marked B, C, F, K, H, and I]

[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building ("gu...

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol from Library of Congress at night

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol from Library of Congress at night

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"Chamber of horrors." Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. When members of Congress introduce bills on new drug and food legislation they often request the aid of Miss Ruth Lamb, Chief of Public Relations of the Department of Agriculture Food and Drug Administration. Of great help to the Solons in framing bills aimed to protect the public from worthless and harmful products is a display gotten together by Miss Lamb and which she calls the "Chamber of Horrors." It is composed of "before and after" pictures, showing how women have been disfigured by the unknowing use of dangerous cosmetics, death certificates and testimonials are side by side, 12/20

"Chamber of horrors." Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. When members of Congr...

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Library of Congress (Adams Building). Thomas Jefferson Reading Room, Library of Congress annex

Library of Congress (Adams Building). Thomas Jefferson Reading Room, L...

Old negative number: 2351-49. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More

Library of Congress. View of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress

Library of Congress. View of the Jefferson Building of the Library of ...

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Richard Bennett, noted actor, calling at National Woman's Party Headquarters, underwrites the Equal Rights campaign, and declares: - "Certainly I am a feminist and will stand back of you women until the Equal Rights Amendment is passed by Congress." Mr. Bennett is surrounded by a group of National Woman's Party leaders. (Left to right) Anita Pollitzer, National Secretary of the Woman's Party, Richard Bennett, Wilma Henderson, National Organizer: (upper left) Mrs. Everett Bray, a Founder, and Jessica D. Henerson, member of the Massachusetts State Committee.

Richard Bennett, noted actor, calling at National Woman's Party Headqu...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of four National Woman's Party leaders with actor Richard Bennett, all seated reading document.

Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress

Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress

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White House cabinet maker at work. Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. Morris W. Dove, a native of Gomel, Russia, learned the trade of cabinet making in school in Russia. He came to this country 24 years ago. Dove has made all the chairs for the cabinet room at the White House since the Wilson administration. Each member keeping his chair so that a new chair has to be made at the appointment of a new member. He specializes in copying valuable historic furniture so accurately that the new cannot be distinguished from the old. He has made reproductions for Mrs. Hoover while she was at the White House restoring the private parlor of Mrs. James Monroe, and the desk that President Monroe incorporated the message to Congress of which the outcome was the Monroe Doctrine, 9/22/27

White House cabinet maker at work. Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. Morris ...

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[President Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace Goodhue Coolidge at the dedication of the "shrine" for public display of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress, is on the left]

[President Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace Goodhue Coolidge at the ...

Title devised by Library staff, from information in John Y. Cole / For Congress and the Nation, p. 90. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

[President and Mrs. Coolidge with Herbert Putnam and others during ceremony when the Constitution was placed in the vault at the Library of Congress]

[President and Mrs. Coolidge with Herbert Putnam and others during cer...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 1, p. 31, no. 29194.

Noted Indian scout visits White House. I-See-O, veteran Indian Scout, who has served 50 years in the U.S. Army is shown saluting the Secretary of War, J[...] Weeks at the White House, where he called to pay his repec[...] President Coolidge with other members of Kiowa Tribe. I-See-O, 79 years old and was retires on full pay by a special act [...] congress. In the group, left to right: Secretary of War, W[...] I-See-O and Senator J.W. Howell, of Oklahoma

Noted Indian scout visits White House. I-See-O, veteran Indian Scout, ...

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Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the best of health, Senator William Gibbs, Democract of California, has arrived in Washington to await the opening gong of the next session of Congress. He is pictured in an informal pose in his office at the Capitol

Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the b...

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[President General and Personal Pages, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R.]

[President General and Personal Pages, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R...

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Portrait of veterans' friend presented to House Veterans' Committee. Washington, D.C., June 28. Former representative Royal C. Johnson, who left Congress in 1918 to join the army as a buck private, then upon being reelected to Congress, left the service to resume his seat in the House, was today present when a portrait of himself was hung in the House Veterans' Committee. The painting was made for the American Legion which presented to the committee through its national commander Stephen Chadwick. Rep. John E. Rankin, Chairman of the committee accepted it. The portrait was given to the committee for Rep. Johnson's work in sponsoring veterans' legislation and for his work as Chairman of the Committee. Left to right: Commander Chadwick, Rep. Rankin, two grandchildren, Royal C. Johnson, II, age 4, and Frances Custis Johnson, age [...], and Johnson

Portrait of veterans' friend presented to House Veterans' Committee. W...

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Hinckley of American Youth Congress before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. William W. Hinckley, former Chairman of the American Youth Congress, denied today before the Dies Committee that the Congress had been 'penetrated by communists.' He also stated that his organization was conducting a nationwide campaign for signatures to a petition asking Speaker Bankhead to discontinue the Dies Committee

Hinckley of American Youth Congress before Dies Committee. Washington,...

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[Woman at White House holding HR 2667, Public No. 361, 71st Congress, Approved June 17, 1930. Washington, D.C.]

[Woman at White House holding HR 2667, Public No. 361, 71st Congress, ...

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Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Rear of Library of Congress building II

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Rear of Library of Congress ...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Hermes on door, Library of Congress annex

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Hermes on door, L...

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

Just an old congressional custom. One of the old customs in connection...

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Garner gives gavel, official final act on Hill. Whenever Congress closes its doors, one of the last rites concerns Col. Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary of the U.S. Senate, who receives official Senate gavel from vice President Garner. It remains stowed away until Congress convenes again

Garner gives gavel, official final act on Hill. Whenever Congress clos...

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Hooey ... Here's one congressman packing up. There seems to be no hooey about the report that the prankish Rep. of Okla, Percy L. Gassaway is going to leave congress to the Mercies of Senator Huey Long and is going back to Coalgate, Okl. to spend the rest of the year with his Democratic constituents. Here Rep. Gassaway is seen packing up his cowboy regalia in the house office bldg Monday. 7/22/35

Hooey ... Here's one congressman packing up. There seems to be no hooe...

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Byrns congratulates new steering committee head. Speaker Joe Byrns, left, congratulates Rep. Adolph Sabath, D. of Ill., on his election today as chairman of the Democratic Steering Committee of the House. Rep. Sabath succeeds Rep. Robert Crosser, D. of Ohio, who is ineligible for re-election under the resolution setting up the committee last Congress. 1/28/35

Byrns congratulates new steering committee head. Speaker Joe Byrns, le...

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New deal for Old Dobbin. Rep. Percy L. Gassaway (cowboy and D. of Okla) isn't letting the Wash. heat wave deter him from getting ready to promote his own scheme for bringing back prosperity. He is giving Congress a week from Monday to perfect a plan. If Congress falls down, Cowboy Gassaway is going to work on a multi-ramified program which in general specifies the return of the horse and fewer automobiles. In one hour his week on a D.C. street is counted 1800 cars. "That's whats wrong!" he suggests. People will buy a gallon of gas when they have no "bread" or likker in the house." Gassaway is enjoying his electric fan while he dictates to his secretary, 7/6/35

New deal for Old Dobbin. Rep. Percy L. Gassaway (cowboy and D. of Okla...

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Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent any organization to the Third World Power Conference and Congress on Largo [à] which is now being held here. Mrs. Ziani (right) is a [à] member of the Royal Institution and Mrs. Haslett is Director of the Election. Association for Women, and is also the editor of the Woman Engineer and The Electrical Age for Women

Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude...

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Opens Labor Nonpartisan League Convention. Washington, D.C., March 8. With labor leaders from all sections of the country, Maj. George L. Berry, President of the Labor Nonpartisan League, is shown presiding at the opening session of the League's convention in Washington today. The convention will mark the climax of an intensive campaign by the League to show Congress and the country that labor is solidly behind the President in his efforts to modernize the Federal Judiciary, 3/8/1937

Opens Labor Nonpartisan League Convention. Washington, D.C., March 8. ...

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In spotlight at Mayors Conference Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Mayor of Havana, Cuba, Antonio Beruff Mendieta (left) was welcomed to the Mayors Conference in the Capitol today be Fiorello La Guardia, (right) mayor of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Mayor Angelo J. Rossi of San Francisco, Cal. Mayor Mandieta later addressed the conference on "the first Pan-American Congress of Municipalities," 11/15/37

In spotlight at Mayors Conference Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Mayor of ...

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A.F. of L. head sees President Roosevelt. Washington D.C., July 23. A.F. of L. President William Green arriving at the White House today to keep an appointment with President Roosevelt. Questioned by Newsmen later, Green said he told the President the Federation was "very much dissapointed" over Senate action on the Judiciary Reorganization Bill. Green said he also expressed to the President the hope that Congress would pass a minimum wage and maximum hour bill and a housing measure at this session, 7/23/37

A.F. of L. head sees President Roosevelt. Washington D.C., July 23. A....

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Night meeting in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office, Rural Rehabilitation Division, Visalia, Tulare County, California. 144 families have applied for farm purchase loans under the Farm Tenancy Act, passed by Congress in 1937. Ten applicants from this region of four counties will be finally selected

Night meeting in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office, Rural ...

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Old Bureau ready to do work of proposed economics agency. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. Alexander V. Dye, Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, which has had its appropriation reduced to less than half what it was in 1932, today said his Bureau is ready and able to advise the administration on dangerous economic measures. He made this answer when asked whether his agency could perform the functions which President Roosevelt, in his recent message to Congress on the dangers of monopoly, suggested be given a new agency, to be known as the Bureau of Industrial Economics, 5/6/38

Old Bureau ready to do work of proposed economics agency. Washington, ...

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[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Cellar floor plan]

[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Was...

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Ready for home. Washington, D.C., June 14. Senator Rush D. Holt, Democrat of West Virginia and baby member of the Senate, packs his automobile in readiness for a quick trip home as soon as Congress adjourns this week, 6/14/38

Ready for home. Washington, D.C., June 14. Senator Rush D. Holt, Democ...

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No more hot air in Congress. Washington, D.C., June 17. Two million cubic feet of clean, cool air is delivered to members of Congress each minute by a $3,500,000 air conditioning plant, part of which is shown above. The plant supplies the entire Capitol and the Senate and the new and old House Office buildings, 6/17/38

No more hot air in Congress. Washington, D.C., June 17. Two million cu...

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Confer with president. Washington, D.C., Jan 24. Robert H. Jackson (left) Assistant Attorney General, and Ben Cohen Office of the President's "Braintrusters", leaving the White House today after a conference with President Roosevelt. It is believed they discussed projected anti-monopoly recommendations which the Chief Executive will embody in a special message to Congress, 1/24/38

Confer with president. Washington, D.C., Jan 24. Robert H. Jackson (le...

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Only Druggist in Congress. Washington, D.C., Feb. 13. While many professions and businesses are represented in the 76th Congress, Rep. Carl T. Durham, democrat of North Carolina, is the only pharmacist in that august body. He ran a drug store at Chapel Hill before his election to the house, 2-13-39

Only Druggist in Congress. Washington, D.C., Feb. 13. While many profe...

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FIRST LADY MADE HONORARY MEMBER OF WORKERS ALLIANCE BY LASSER. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 7. MRS. ROOSEVELT WAS TODAY MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE WORKERS' ALLIANCE BY PRESIDENT DAVID LASSER WHEN SHE CONCLUDED HER 20-MINUTE ADDERSS TO THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CONGRESS IN CONVENTION AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S AUDITORIUM

FIRST LADY MADE HONORARY MEMBER OF WORKERS ALLIANCE BY LASSER. WASHING...

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Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D.C., June 27. The Republican National Committee met today in executive session for the first time since Congress closed to map plans for the coming elections, this is the first photograph made this year, 6/27/39

Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D....

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PRESIDENT PRESENTS MEDAL TO COHAN FOR 'OVER THERE' WAR SONG. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PRESENTED A GOLD MEDAL TO GEORGE M. COHAN IN BELATED RECOGNITION OF COHAN'S SERVICES AS COMPOSER OF TWO PATRIOTIC SONGS DURING THE WORLD WAR, 'OVER THERE' AND 'THE GRAND OLD FLAG.' COHAN WROTE THE SONG, AND MONEY FROM SALES WERE GIVEN TO CHARITY. THE MEDAL WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS IN 1936. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS SOME RESEMBLANCE IN COHAN TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WHOM HE CHARACTERIZED IN A RECENT PLAY

PRESIDENT PRESENTS MEDAL TO COHAN FOR 'OVER THERE' WAR SONG. PRESIDENT...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES WIVES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON HOW TO AID HUSBAND'S CAMPAIGNS. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 11. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY, ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF MRS. HUGH BUTLER'S CLASS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING OF WIVES OF MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, PASSED ON SEVERAL TIPS ON HOW THE LADIES COULD AID THEIR HUSBANDS' ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. CLASS MEMBERS ARE WIVES OF BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

MRS. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES WIVES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON HOW TO AID HU...

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Library of Congress contribution to the scrap metal conservation program

Library of Congress contribution to the scrap metal conservation progr...

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Public nurseries for U.S. war workers' children After a warm meal at noontime, these American children take off their shoes for their nap in their public nursery, one of forty-one servicing an industrial area of thirty miles on the western U.S. coast. Their parents are working in a shipyard and their nursery school was established through funds appropriated by the U.S. Congress for the benefit of war workers' children. The nursery is open from six a.m. to six p.m.

Public nurseries for U.S. war workers' children After a warm meal at n...

Portrait of America, no. 22. Neg. no. LC-USW4-16579. Forms part of the Portrait of America collection. Transfer; U.S. Office of War Information.

Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] cooking dinner after a hard day's work in the Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] cooking dinner after a har...

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Washington, D.C. Houses used by government employees in Congress Heights

Washington, D.C. Houses used by government employees in Congress Heigh...

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Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] leaving work with a colleague from the Library of Congress annex

Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] leaving work with a collea...

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Victory Book Campaign. Soldiers of Fort Myer, Virginia at ceremonies in the Capitol, at which members of Congress contributed books for the 1943 Victory Book Campaign

Victory Book Campaign. Soldiers of Fort Myer, Virginia at ceremonies i...

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[James D. Norris, three-quarter length portrait, standing, pointing, facing left] / World Telegram & Sun photo by William C. Greene.

[James D. Norris, three-quarter length portrait, standing, pointing, f...

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

[Interior of L.C. Handy Studio, 494 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C., with glass negatives dating back to Mathew Brady in wood cubby holes next to crumbling brick wall] / photograph by the Library of Congress.

[Interior of L.C. Handy Studio, 494 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C...

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Roy E. Larsen, residence at 5060 Congress St., Fairfield, Connecticut. Boy's living room, to fireplace

Roy E. Larsen, residence at 5060 Congress St., Fairfield, Connecticut....

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Roy E. Larsen, residence at 5060 Congress St., Fairfield, Connecticut. Living room, to window

Roy E. Larsen, residence at 5060 Congress St., Fairfield, Connecticut....

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[Senator Senator John J. Sparkman, half-length portrait, seated at his desk, facing front] / MST.

[Senator Senator John J. Sparkman, half-length portrait, seated at his...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 21598, frame 6A/7. Contact sheet folder caption: "Senator John J. Sparkman of Alab... More

Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Shirley Chisholm thanking delegates TOH

Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Shirley...

Photograph shows Shirley Chisholm speaking at microphone. Title from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 26274, frame 22. Forms part of: U.S. News... More

[President Gerald Ford appearing at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on pardoning former President Richard Nixon, Washington, D.C.]

[President Gerald Ford appearing at the House Judiciary Subcommittee h...

Contact sheet folder caption: President Ford appears before House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on pardoning of former Pres. Nixon. TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet ... More

[President Gerald Ford surrounded by members of the 94th Congress, including Majority Leader Tip O'Neill, after delivering the State of the Union Address, Washington, D.C.]

[President Gerald Ford surrounded by members of the 94th Congress, inc...

Contact sheet folder caption: State of the Union Address before 94th Congress. MST. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[Aerial view looking west showing Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building and James Madison Building, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

[Aerial view looking west showing Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson...

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[Great Hall, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washingto...

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Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

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Mural detail in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Mural detail in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Wa...

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Conservator working on a historic poster at the Library of Congress Madison Building, Washington, D.C.

Conservator working on a historic poster at the Library of Congress Ma...

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Curator examines an artist's book in the Rare Books Collection at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Curator examines an artist's book in the Rare Books Collection at the ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This string book has a different string configuration o... More

Singing, Drumming, and Dancing During the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert

Singing, Drumming, and Dancing During the Library of Congress Neptune ...

Pictured dancers are Charles Lonewolf (front) and Hollis Stabler, Sr. At the drum are Rufus White and James Walker. Neptune Plaza, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Display of iconic American artifacts at the Library of Congress in the 1990s. Washington, D.C.

Display of iconic American artifacts at the Library of Congress in the...

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[Library of Congress staff members in front of U.S. Capitol, December, 1991]

[Library of Congress staff members in front of U.S. Capitol, December,...

Purchase; Central Photo Co., Inc.; December, 1991. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, photograph by James Ivey. Photographer's address: 317 H Street N.E., Washington, D.C., 20002.

[Great Hall, second floor, north corridor. Pompeiian panel depicting Industry, by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall, second floor, north corridor. Pompeiian panel depicting I...

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[President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela with members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Representative Kweisi Mfume, at an event at the Library of Congress]

[President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela with members of the Congres...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1994-655 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1994-655, frame 8. Contact sheet or negative sleev... More

[Contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets on the night of his assassination on exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets on the night of his assassinati...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Exterior view. South door (Independence Avenue), with stylized owl. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. South door (Independence Avenue), with stylized owl. L...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Interior detail. Elevator lobby on west side (2nd street side) of fifth floor. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Interior detail. Elevator lobby on west side (2nd street side) of fif...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of East Corridor ceiling showing printers' marks for Lucantonio Giunta and Filippo de Giunta. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of East Corridor...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

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