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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Makes Capital debut at lavish ball. Miss Helen [...] Eames Doherty, photographed during her debut in Washington, a function of rare proportions even in the cosmopolitan capital. Many members of the diplomatic corps and other notables were included among the 1,000 guests. The entire first floor of the Mayflower Hotel, with its several ball rooms, was reserved for the occasion and the lavish entertainment included radio celebrities and a 22-piece orchestra. Miss Doherty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Doherty of New York

Makes Capital debut at lavish ball. Miss Helen [...] Eames Doherty, ph...

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

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of firehose is often a difficult task, but it is essential if the auxiliary firemen are to function to the best advantage. They must learn to clamber like monkeys over debris, and must learn to estimate the strength of standing sections of bombed buildings

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of fi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Howitzer being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The specific function of this plane is to land heavy military loads safely on rough fields near battle points. Note twin boom tail. Plane has wing span of 106 feet, and carries tricycle landing gear

Howitzer being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Thousands of chickens live in this large place where their main function is to lay eggs. Located in Monroe County, Alabama

Thousands of chickens live in this large place where their main functi...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

The ramshackle metal Gatewood-Shelton building in Palestine (which locals pronounce pallis-teen), Texas, has served every manner of function since the 1880s: cotton gin, machine shop, ôIndianö trading post, antique store, and, most recently (as of 2014), a music club

The ramshackle metal Gatewood-Shelton building in Palestine (which loc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gov. Fort, at a social function

Gov. Fort, at a social function

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

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. Constructed entirely of aluminum for ease of operation. Transom section removable when required. Function of door is to permit passage of large machine parts and complete transformers. Division into horizontal bands continues scale and appearance of windows on other walls

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. ...

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Photoelectric ray to determine flying ceiling. Washington, D.C., June 15. To permit a ground observer to determine at what height flying is safe during days of fog and heavy overcast, Miss Elizabeth M. Zandonini, of the Radio Section staff of the Bureau of Standards, is shown with the balloon transmitting equipment. A photoelectric cell measuring light brightness is used to control the pitch of the radio signal transmitted from the balloon as it ascends. A graphical frequency recorder plots the pitch and hence [...] a measure of the light brightness as a function [...] height. The experiments are carried on for the U.S. [...]

Photoelectric ray to determine flying ceiling. Washington, D.C., June ...

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

Guest of honor leaves for White House function. Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. Only twice a year will the Vice President put on his 'soup and fish'--the Jackson Day dinner and the President's dinner for the Vice President. Here he is leaving for the latter function in company with Mrs. Garner and his grand-daughter, Genevieve, a student in a local finishing school, 1/10/39

Guest of honor leaves for White House function. Washington, D.C., Jan....

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MRS. ROOSEVELT HONORED AT BREAKFAST BY CONGRESSIONAL CLUB. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 12. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, SHOWN HERE WITH MRS. EDWARD R. BURKE, WIFE OF THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA, WAS THIS MORNING HONORED AT THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB'S ANNUAL BREAKFAST. THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB IS COMPOSED OF WIVES OF WASHINGTON OFFICIALS IN THE CONGRESS, SUPREME COURT AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. REINO LUOMA, YOUNG FINNISH-AMERICAN PIANIST, WAS SELECTED AS MUSICIAN FOR THE FUNCTION. MRS. BURKE IS PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB

MRS. ROOSEVELT HONORED AT BREAKFAST BY CONGRESSIONAL CLUB. WASHINGTON,...

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Thousands of chickens live in this large place where their main function is to lay eggs. Located in Monroe County, Alabama

Thousands of chickens live in this large place where their main functi...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Washington, D.C. Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau

Washington, D.C. Washington apartment house turned into office space f...

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Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the German Embassy and Frau Tannenberg, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that goes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company.

Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the G...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CUP TO WINNERS OF STATE PARADE AT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S ANNUAL STRING FETE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 4. THE WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WASHINGTON TODAY HELD ITS ANNUAL SPRING FETE AND FASHION SHOW. HIGH SPOT OF THE AFFAIR WAS THE PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, GUEST OF HONOR AT THE FUNCTION HELD IN THE SHOREHAM HOTEL HERE. PRIZES WERE GIVEN FOR THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE COSTUME IN THE PARADE OF STATES, AND A CUP WAS GIVEN TO COLORADO'S DELEGATION WHO REPRESENTED A GROUP OF 49'ERS WITH A COVERED WAGON AND OX TEAM. THE GROUP WAS NOT PLACED ON THE PLATFORM FOR THE RUNOFF, SO THE CHILDREN TOSSED PIECES OF CANDY TO THE JUDGES AND WON THEM OVER. L TO R: HARRIETTE KURTZ, 9; LAUREL JEAN BROWN, 8; JOHN ALLEN MOORE, 10; RICHARD BROWN, 6; MRS. ROOSEVELT IN BACK

MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CUP TO WINNERS OF STATE PARADE AT DEMOCRATIC W...

A group of people standing on a stage with goats. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Washington apartment house turned into an office building for the Foreign Function Bureau

Washington, D.C. Washington apartment house turned into an office buil...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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State Department high officials address Inter-American education conference. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Dr. Isiah Bowman, President of the Johns Hopkins University, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles photographed today at the luncheon-meeting of the conference on inter-American relations in the field of education meeting today and tomorrow here. Secretary Hull told the gathering of educators from both South and North America that they must resolve to work together 'to accomplish that function which is rightfully theirs--to guard, to enrich, and to forward the civilization which, in the high calling of education, all of us must seek to serve'

State Department high officials address Inter-American education confe...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT BUYS FIRST TICKET TO PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 16. LAUNCHING A DRIVE FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS TO THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 30, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY BOUGHT TICKET NO. 1 FROM WJSV ANNOUNCER A.D.-JESS- WILLARD AND MADE A SHORT BROADCAST APPEALING FOR SUPPORT OF THE FUNCTION, FUNDS FROM WHICH WILL GO TO RELIEVE SUFFERING FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS. WILLARD IS GENERAL MANAGER OF RADIO STATION WJSV, CENTRAL TICKET AGENCY FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS

MRS. ROOSEVELT BUYS FIRST TICKET TO PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL. WASHING...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Nicoleii Machado, son of the Major and Madame Jose Bina Machado, of the Brazilian Embassy, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that comes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company

Nicoleii Machado, son of the Major and Madame Jose Bina Machado, of th...

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The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of firehose is often a difficult task, but it is essential if the auxiliary firemen are to function to the best advantage. They must learn to clamber like monkeys over debris, and must learn to estimate the strength of standing sections of bombed buildings

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of fi...

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Soldier inspecting new bantam truck at Fort Myer, Virginia. This small light truck, known officially as the "Truck 1/4-ton 4x4," is a small, low-silhouette, narrow-tread, 4-wheel drive car without armor protection, which is designed to carry three men and their individual weapons. It can also be used as an ammunition carrier. It is not currently contemplated that the vehicle itself will be armed. If this vehicle proves satisfactory under the exhaustive tests now in progress, its place in the Calvalry Team will be to furnish road and cross-country transportation for small rifile units whose normal function would include reconnaissance, security and dismounted combat. Frequently these rifle units will be employed with mechanized cavalry elements, such as Scout Car platoons, to extend the reconnaissance and supplement the fire power of larger units. This newly developed 1/4-ton truck has many advantages over motorcycles and moto-tricycles: it can carry three men, where the others are designed for two; it has more cross-country ability and ruggedness than the motorcycles; it is relatively quiet; its light weight permits manhandling; it's to be employed to carry either three men or a cargo weapon; it's easily concealed. With a few exceptions, these small vehicles will replace on a one-for-one basis the motortricycles and motorcycles with side cars now in use

Soldier inspecting new bantam truck at Fort Myer, Virginia. This small...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of firehose is often a difficult task, but it is essential if the auxiliary firemen are to function to the best advantage. They must learn to clamber like monkeys over debris, and must learn to estimate the strength of standing sections of bombed buildings

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of fi...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stenographer has the use of a tiled bathroom in which to powder her nose and wash while she works for the Foreign Function Bureau, which is housed in a converted apartment building. Washington, D.C.

Stenographer has the use of a tiled bathroom in which to powder her no...

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Large truck being driven off the Army Air Forces' new C-82 which was shown for first time at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The special function of this plane is to land heavy military loads safely on rough fields near battle points. Its range exceeds 3,500 miles

Large truck being driven off the Army Air Forces' new C-82 which was s...

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New radio meteorograph developed for the U.S. Navy. Washington, D.C., June 9. The National Bureau of Standards has recently developed for the U.S. Navy Meteorological Service a new radio meteorograph. The new instrument (shown in the picture) is sent up on a 5-Foot balloon and is expected to replace the use of airplanes in upper-air meteorological surroundings. E.G. Lapham, Associate Physicist of the bureau, is shown assembling the new meteorograph in preperation for an ascent. The device transmits audio notes which are a function of temperature and humidity. These notes are interrupted at approximately each 10-millibar increment in pressure, thus identifying each temperature and humidity indication with its respective increment of altitude, 6/9/37

New radio meteorograph developed for the U.S. Navy. Washington, D.C., ...

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The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of firehose is often a difficult task, but it is essential if the auxiliary firemen are to function to the best advantage. They must learn to clamber like monkeys over debris, and must learn to estimate the strength of standing sections of bombed buildings

The air raid protective services. The speedy laying and coupling of fi...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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United States Army Air Forces newest transport and most promising for airborne operations. Its specific function is to land heavy military loads safely on rough fields near battle points. First war plane designed solely for hauling military cargo. May be used to carry troops, paratroops, and equipment up to the size fo tanks. Shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces

United States Army Air Forces newest transport and most promising for ...

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Blanka Brejska, daughter of the Counselor of the Czechoslovakia and Madam Brejska, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that goes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company.

Blanka Brejska, daughter of the Counselor of the Czechoslovakia and Ma...

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Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Function Bureau. Washington, D.C.

Washington apartment house turned into office space for the Foreign Fu...

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Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. America draws its manpower from all citizens alike. This Negro boring mill operator performs an important function in the record-breaking production program of a large Eastern navy yard

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. America draws its manpower from all...

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