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Members of Red Cross first aid class, which meets in community center at FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Robstown, Texas

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Artifical respiration is demonstrated by two members of the class

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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INTRODUCTORY SPEECH OF SPEAKING CLASS FOR WIVES OF CONGRESS MEMBERS MADE BY FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 11. MRS.FANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY MADE THE OPENING ADDRESS TO MEMBERS OF MRS. HUGH BUTLER'S CLASS IN PLATFORM SPEAKING FOR WIVES OF MEMBERS OF OF CONGRESS. THE CLASS WAS PRESIDED OVER BY MRS. WILLIAM M. WHITTINGTON, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, WHO LAST YEAR TOOK THE ANNUAL SECOND PRIZE FOR BEING THE BEST SPEAKER, AND MRS. ROOSEVELT WAS INTRODUCED BY FIRST PRIZE WINNER, MRS. JOHN J. SPARKMAN, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM ALABAMA, WHO SHOWED THE MOST IMPROVEMENT LAST YEAR. L TO R: MRS. SPARKMAN, MRS. ROOSEVELT, AND MRS. WHITTINGTON

INTRODUCTORY SPEECH OF SPEAKING CLASS FOR WIVES OF CONGRESS MEMBERS MA...

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The first meeting of the commission to arrange for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington to be held in 1932, took place today, Feb. 16th at the White House with President Coolidge as chairman. The committee includes four members appointed by the Senate, four from the House and four appointed by the President. Left to right, front row: Senator Selden P. Spencer, Missouri; Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, President General, D.A.R.; President Coolidge; Mrs. John D. Sherman, Federation of Women's Clubs and Senator Simeon Fess, Ohio. Second row: Frederick H. Gillett, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Representative John Q. Tilson, Connecticut; Representative Willis C. Hawley, Oregon. Top row: Frank Munsey, publisher; Representative Joseph W. Byrns, Tennessee; Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Delaware; Senator Carter Class, Virginia, and Hanford Monider, former Commander of the American Legion

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First aid class for members of volunteer fire department. Greenhills, Ohio

First aid class for members of volunteer fire department. Greenhills, ...

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Mr. Elmer House, instructor, listening to an oral recitation by members of the class

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows "boots" (new recruits) learning to drill

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Speaker of the House. Washington, D.C., Jan 13. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead really warmed up to his subject as he conducted the first class for freshman members of the House

Speaker of the House. Washington, D.C., Jan 13. Speaker of the House W...

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[Tuskegee, Ala. Mar. 1942. Members of the first class of Negro pilots in the history of the US Army Air Corps who were graduated at the advanced flying school as second lieutenants by Major General George E. Stratemeyer]

[Tuskegee, Ala. Mar. 1942. Members of the first class of Negro pilot...

Six pilots in front of airplane. Benjamin O. Davis is 3rd from left. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection. No. 21001-AC. U.S> Army Air Forces photo.

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200 square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Evidence of the lack of racial friction may be seen in the sports program at the camp. On the baseball team Negro enlistees and white non-com officers are teammates. Camp Lejeune has its own baseball league, with the Montford Point team a strong contender for championship honors

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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A class in first aid in a small town in Minnesota. Many of the class members are Swedish-Americans

A class in first aid in a small town in Minnesota. Many of the class m...

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Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Private First Class Walker Manly, organist, rehearsing with members of the 51st Composite Battalion for a camp chapel service

Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Private First Class Walker Ma...

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First aid class for members of volunteer fire department. Greenhills, Ohio

First aid class for members of volunteer fire department. Greenhills, ...

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Three members of the class applying splints, hand, head and arm bandages to a member of the class

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Four members of the class demonstrating the proper way to transport a victim if a stretcher is not available

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows "boots" (new recruits) learning to drill

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Among the outstanding Negroes in the original group of Negro Marines is Private First Class Walker Manley, formerly organist of the Christian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a demonstrator for the Hammond Organ Company, who is now post organist at Camp Lejeune. In addition to being organist for the Montford Point chapel, he is also organist for several of the chapels where white enlistees worship

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200 square mile Marine base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows raw recruits ("boots") getting their equipment upon joining the Marines

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows latest type 90mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on tractor

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Two members of the class applying splints and other bandages to a practice victim

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200 square mile Marine base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows Corporal Arvin L. Ghazlo demonstrating to a bayonet class technique of disarming the enemy. Corporal Ghazlo was once teacher of judo to the Georgia State Police

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Colonel Samuel A. Woods, Jr., is the commanding officer of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion. He is shown inspecting a section of his troops

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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With an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. Four men in a jeep at the Dusty Hollow Training Center included the following members of an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. Front seat (left to right): Private Lester H. Howell, Statesville, North Carolina and Private First Class Thomas Irvin, North Ashville, Tennessee. And rear: Private Arthur W. Blakemore, Saint Louis, Missouri and Private First Class Donald Wilson, Sanford, Florida

With an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. Four men in a jeep at ...

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Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the Southwest area. Artifical respiration is demonstrated by two members of the class

Washington, D.C. First aid class of the air raid warden unit in the So...

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Future admirals learn to sail. This photograph shows members of the plebe class at Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy, learning to sail as one of the first lessons for the future admirals. 9/20/35

Future admirals learn to sail. This photograph shows members of the pl...

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Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200 square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows a class learning to operate a late model, fifty calibre anti-aircraft machine gun

Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlis...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Classes in communication are among the important courses given at Montford Point. Photo shows inductees using field telephone and two-way field radio

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Members of the United States tank force in New Guinea constructed the ingenious washing machine from two old drums and a motor-driven wire-laying winch. Private First Class Wally Rathgeb of Wenatchee, Washington, is doing his weekly wash

Members of the United States tank force in New Guinea constructed the ...

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Brothers graduate again. Washington, D.C., June 22. Members of the graduating class of 1910 at West Point these brothers, Lieut. Col. Beverly C. Dunn, (left) U.S. Engineer Corps, and Lieut. Col. Walter K. Dunn, U.S. Coast Artillery, received diplomas together again today as they graduated from the Army War College at Fort Humphreys here. They are the first two brothers to graduate in the same class from West Point and the War College, 6/22/38

Brothers graduate again. Washington, D.C., June 22. Members of the gra...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows chapel at Montford Point where both Catholics and Protestants worship. This is accomplished by having a revolving pulpit such as a revolvong stage in theaters

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Photo shows a 155mm Coast Defense gun

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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New Assistant Secretary of Navy pays first official visit to Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison paid his first official visit to the United States Naval Academy today. He is shown with Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, Commandant of the Academy, as they watched members of the fourth class engaged in mechanical drawing

New Assistant Secretary of Navy pays first official visit to Naval Aca...

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Will keep informed of wants of 50,000 Post Office clerks. William Otto of Lincoln, Neb., recently elected Assistant Secretary Treasurer of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks, whose duty will be to keep Congress informed of the legislative wants of the 50,000 members of the organization who are employed in first and second class post offices throughout the country

Will keep informed of wants of 50,000 Post Office clerks. William Otto...

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Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Private First Class Walker Manly, organist, rehearsing with members of the 51st Composite Battalion for a camp chapel service

Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Private First Class Walker Ma...

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The source of the "bang." Members of the first "big" plebe class at U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., shown aboard the U.S.S. Babbitt, destroyer, where the newcomers are examining a deck gun. The boys are having quite a time before the regular opening of the academy for all classes. 9/20/35

The source of the "bang." Members of the first "big" plebe class at U....

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