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CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. LOOKING THE PICTURE OF HEALTH, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY RETURNED FROM A SPRING VACATION AT WARM SPRINGS. BESIDES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HARRY HOPKINS WHO ACCOMPANIED THE PRESIDENT ON THE TRIP FROM HIS GEORGIA RETREAT, OTHERS AT UNION STATION WERE SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL HULL AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HENRY MORGENTHAU. LITTLE DIANA HOPKINS, DAUGHTER OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, IS ALSO IN THE PICTURE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. ...

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U.S. Treasury, [Washington, D.C.], 1840 to 1855

U.S. Treasury, [Washington, D.C.], 1840 to 1855

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Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War perio...

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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Hospital camp. Kendall Green

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Hospital camp. Kendall Gr...

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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Group of patients in front of ward B. Harewood hospital

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Group of patients in fron...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

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Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

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Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effect of shot during Early's attack on Washington

Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effe...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: House near Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C., showing effect of shot during Early's attack on Washington. See Miller volume 3. Corresponding print ... More

Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effect of shot during Early's attack on Washington

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Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C., 1864

Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C., 1864

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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Officers of 5th U.S. Cava...

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Honorable Lot Myrick Morrill of Maine Member of 1861 Peace Convention held in Washington, D.C.

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Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

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Group portrait of about 30 men, some holding instruments and others reading, writing, and playing cards. No. 688. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative is broken: LC-B817-7688.

Washington, District of Columbia. Government mess house

Washington, District of Columbia. Government mess house

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Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Photograph shows Company K, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C. Additional information from record for negative: LC-B817-7805. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25;... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Government repair shops; Wheelwright shop

Washington, District of Columbia. Government repair shops; Wheelwright...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration

Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

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Washington, District of Columbia. General William Hays and staff

Washington, District of Columbia. General William Hays and staff

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group at War Department

Washington, District of Columbia. Group at War Department

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commission storehouse

Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commissi...

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Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Washington, District of Columbia. Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts...

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Uncle Joe Cannon when first came to Congress

Uncle Joe Cannon when first came to Congress

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The victor returns. Washington, D.C., May 16. Victorious in the recent Florida primaries, U.S. Senator Claude A. Pepper returned to the Capitol today with Mrs. Pepper. They are being greeted in this photograph by Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley. (right)

The victor returns. Washington, D.C., May 16. Victorious in the recent...

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Nominated as Assistant Secretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., June 2. Herbert Gaston, now Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, has been nominated by President Roosevelt to be Assistant Secretary of Treasury to succeed Wayne Chatfield Taylor, resigned. This is a new informal picture made today

Nominated as Assistant Secretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., June 2...

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U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates open 21st annual convention. Washington, D.C., June 19. Delegates numbering 2,000 met today at the opening session of the 21st annual convention of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Serious matters were discussed by the male element but the girls decided to lighten the minds and open the eyes of all beholders by following the vagaries of the weather, one day cool, another day warm so-o-o the photographer brought home a 'hot cool' picture - left to right: Margaret Scott, Nome, Alaska; Betty [...], St. Petersburg, Florida; Reuben Coleman, Daytona Beach, Florida; and Minook Motschman, Fairbanks, Alaska

U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates open 21st annual convention....

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Col. F.C. Harrington, WPA administrator, at White House

Col. F.C. Harrington, WPA administrator, at White House

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China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Arm-in-arm Dr. Hu Shih, right, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, arrives for the reception at the Soviet Embassy with Dr. W.W. Yen. The reception was given to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Official Washington shunned the reception in droves

China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Ar...

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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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Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. George D. Woods, President of the First Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts., was a witness today before the National Monopoly Committee

Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. George D. Woods,...

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Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, President of the Manufacturers Trust Company, goes [...] Gibson testified that his company advanced to Mid-America Corporation $1,600,00 of the $3,121,00 used to purchase the Van Swerigan Securities at auction

Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, Presid...

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GMC Head signs on the dotted line. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. William S. Knudsen, President of the General Motors Corp., signs a subpoena before appearing before the Monopoly Committee. George C. Arvedson, Counsel for the Automobile Manufacturers Association, looks on

GMC Head signs on the dotted line. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. William S...

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Justice McReynolds attends reception to Governor of Tennessee and Mrs. Gordon Browning. Washington D.C. Among the prominent Tennesseans attending the reception to Governor and Mrs. Gordon Browning was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court James C. McReynolds. The reception was tendered by Congressman Walter Chandler. Left to right: Justice McReynolds, Gov. Browning, and Mrs. Browning

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British Ambassador dons full regalia for Diplomatic reception at White House. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, snapped as he left the embassy tonight for the Diplomatic reception at the White House

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John W. Barriger, 3rd, Chief of Railroad Div., Reconstruction Finance Corp., as witness before the Monopoly Investigating Comm.

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Rail inquiry chairman's statement is unfair charge of M.P. bondholder's counsel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Replying to the statement of Chairman Truman of the Senate Rail Inquiry that the proposed reorganization plan for the Missouri Pacific Railroad by the Alleghany Corporation would result in the M.P. being run in the same old way, W. Lloyd Kitchel, Counsel for the Stedman Committee, representing M.P. Bondholders, challenged the statement as being unfair and added, that he believed that questioning had not brought out the true facts of the reorganization. On the left is Eugene J. Conroy, Secretary to the Stedman Committee.

Rail inquiry chairman's statement is unfair charge of M.P. bondholder'...

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Michigan Congressman. Washington, D.C., June 17. A new informal picture of Rep. Clarence J. McLeod, Republican of Michigan

Michigan Congressman. Washington, D.C., June 17. A new informal pictur...

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Former head of New York Stock Exchange before Senate Committee. Washington D.C. Richard Whitney; former President of the New York Stock Exchange, was the first witness as the Senate Committee investigating railroad financing reopened hearings today. After testifying of his buying activity in Alleghany Corporation stock, a Van Swerigan holding company, Whitney proposed adoption of a rule preventing exchange Governors from passing on listing of new stock in which they or their business firms have an underwriting interest. He defended past practices of exchange officials, including himself, of passing on acceptability for listing of issues in which they were persoanlly interested

Former head of New York Stock Exchange before Senate Committee. Washin...

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Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. George Leib, Vice President of Blyth & Co., was questioned by the National Monopoly Committee today regarding the underwriting of $45,000,000 worth of bonds issued in 1935 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. George Leib, Vic...

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Louisiana Solon. Washington, D.C., June 18. A new informal picture of Rep. Paul H. Maloney, Democrat of Louisiana

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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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WPA works O.K. in Louisiana, House committee told by Lousiana Washington, D.C. May 18. Governor Richard W. Leche of Lousiana, today told the Special House Committee Investigating the WPA that the WPA 'works satisfactorily in Lousiana' and helps take care of unemployed brought to his state 'by the humanitarian laws

WPA works O.K. in Louisiana, House committee told by Lousiana Washingt...

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N.Y. Representative works out, keeps fit. Washington D.C. Congressman Hamilton Fish of New York who was All American on the Harvard football team of 1908 still keeps in trim after hours at the Hill by going to the gymnasium in House Office building, he looks almost as fit as he did when he was in his prime

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New Treasury annex. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. The newly completed U.S. Treasury annex which will house the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

New Treasury annex. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. The newly completed U.S...

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Jean Harlow plays close-up scene with North Carolina Senator Washington D.C. Reaching the Capitol today to attend the president's birthday ball, Jean Harlow, siren of the screen, paid her first visit to the United States Capitol. After greeting the Senators, the Blonde actress pulled Senator Robert Reynolds, Democrat of North Carolina, in for a close-up of her screen lovemaking

Jean Harlow plays close-up scene with North Carolina Senator Washingto...

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Sen. Norris reaches 78th milepost. Washington, D.C., July 11. Senator George W. Norris, independent from Nebraska, today passed his 78th birthday on the job. Here is his secretary, Kathrine Connell, pinning a congratulatory rose upon Sen. Norris's coat

Sen. Norris reaches 78th milepost. Washington, D.C., July 11. Senator ...

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Salvador[?] Araneta[?] - Public domain portrait photograph

Salvador[?] Araneta[?] - Public domain portrait photograph

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Appears before T.V.A. Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 19. Dean Thomas P. Cooper, of the Univ. of Kentucky, told the TVA Committee today that TVA fertilizer experiments have benefited the nation. Cooper, described what he called close cooperation between TVA and land grant colleges in seven states. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia

Appears before T.V.A. Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 19. Dean Thoma...

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Demonstrate aviator's tester at Military Surgeons and Pharmacists Congress. Washington, D.C., May 8. Lieut. Ugo Reitano, army medical corps member from Italy, Capt. C.L. Leedhorn of the U.S. School of Aviation, look on while General Constantine Iliescu of Roumania tries out the latest U.S. Army mechanical tester for reaction of airplane pilots. The machine sets up theoretical problems for the pilot and test his reaction to each, thus eliminating hours of expensive tests by other methods

Demonstrate aviator's tester at Military Surgeons and Pharmacists Cong...

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Supreme Court flag half-masted out of respect to dead jurist. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Scene thru the pillars of the U.S. Supreme Court Building showing the flag at half-mast out of respect to Justice Pierce Butler, who died this morning after a long illness

Supreme Court flag half-masted out of respect to dead jurist. Washingt...

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At housing luncheon. Washington, D.C. Jan. 19. Stuart Macdonald, (left) Federal Housing Administrator, with Governor and Mrs. Lloyd Stark of Missouri, pictured at the housing luncheon for state Governors attending the Inauguration

At housing luncheon. Washington, D.C. Jan. 19. Stuart Macdonald, (left...

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Navy Secty. Swanson's body arrives at Capitol

Navy Secty. Swanson's body arrives at Capitol

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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...

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Oppose secrecy on aid given by U.S. to French air mission. Washington, D.C., Feb. 13. Senator Gerald P. Nye, left, republican of North Dakota, and Senator Bennett Champ Clark, democrat of Missouri, are leading the fight to make public the records of the Senate Military Affairs Commmittee concerning the aid given a French mission by the U.S. government in the purchase of airplanes. The Senate Committee today rejected the proposal by a vote of 10 to 6

Oppose secrecy on aid given by U.S. to French air mission. Washington,...

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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankfurter, as he checked his hat and coat before attending the annual Gridiron dinner in honor of the president

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankf...

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Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government's experts on money matters met with Senate and House leaders today to discuss legislation to be submitted to the 75th session of Congress. A discussion was made at the conference to extend the life of important federal monetary lending agencies, and also, to move in giving the President authority to discontinue the R.F.C. at anytime the conditions warrant. In the photograph, left to right: Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Treasury; Senator Pat Harrison, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board

Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government'...

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Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO leader, was one of the few American of any recognition who today attended the reception given by the Soviet Charge d'Affaires Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Mr. Lewis was noticeably absent

Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7....

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Republican from Minnesota. Washington, D.C., June 18. A new informal picture of Rep. John G. Alexander, Republican of Minnesota

Republican from Minnesota. Washington, D.C., June 18. A new informal p...

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Congressman at large, T.V. Smith, Ill., Council of State Governments. Mayflower

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Knits and Listens. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. Without dropping a stitch, Mrs. Leon Henderson, wife of the Secretary of the Monopoly Committee, nonchalantly continues her knitting as she listened to testimony at the Committee hearing today

Knits and Listens. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. Without dropping a stitch...

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Old Rail telegraphers now members of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Not so many years ago these two gents were both "pounding brass" on the Burlington. Now they are both members of Congress but still carry union cards in the Order of Railroad Telegaphers. Senator Ed Johnson, (left) new Democratic member from Colorado, and Rep. Lewis M. Long, new Democratic member of House from Illinois

Old Rail telegraphers now members of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

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Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,...

Title from copy photos in LOT 11800 B1. Unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve: Fair [...] mansion. Date from Goode's Capitol losses, p. 32. Gift; Herbert A. F... More

Czech Minister and wife leave for White House diplomatic reception. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Still recognized as the Minister from Czechoslovakia to the United States, Vladimir Hurban with his pretty wife made a gallant pair as they left the Legation for the Diplomatic reception at the White House tonight

Czech Minister and wife leave for White House diplomatic reception. Wa...

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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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Before Senate Wire Tapping committee. Washington, D.C., June 12. During an appearance before the Senate Wire Tapping Committee today, Joseph N. Pew, Jr., Pennsylvania Republican and official of the Sun Oil Co., flatly denied that he had engaged a private detective organization to 'watch' Democratic officials. However, he admitted that he hired Frank B. Bielaski, New York private detective, to 'watch stock transactions' in connection with a 'movement to rehabilitate' the Cramp Shipyards in Philadelphia. These shipyards, he said, were commercially unsound and could not be operated profitably

Before Senate Wire Tapping committee. Washington, D.C., June 12. Durin...

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Virginia Senator hikes to [opening] Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. The veteran Virginia Senator Carter Glass, who celebrated his 79th birthday yesterday, snapped as he walked thru the Capitol subway to attend the opening session of the 75th Congress

Virginia Senator hikes to [opening] Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. The vete...

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Maryland Democrat. Washington, D.C., May 4. A new informal picture of Rep. Ambrose J. Kennedy, Democrat of Maryland

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Indiana Senator. Washington, D.C., June 11. Senator Sherman Minton, Democrat of Indiana from a new informal picture made a few days ago in his office at the Capitol

Indiana Senator. Washington, D.C., June 11. Senator Sherman Minton, De...

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Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California, pictured as they walked from the Senate chamber to the House to hear President Roosevelt address the joint session

Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Vi...

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Girls baseball, 10/10/19 - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Girls baseball, 10/10/19 - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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President confers with labor leaders. Washington D.C. President Roosevelt today conferred with John L. Lewis, Head of the CIO, and his two Lieutenants Sidney Hillman and Charles P. Howard. Leaving the meeting Lewis said: "the President invited us to discuss a labor legislative program. We did." In the photo, left to right: Lewis, Hillman, and Howard

President confers with labor leaders. Washington D.C. President Roosev...

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Veteran North Carolina Solon reaches 76th milestone. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. P.W. Meeker, Secretary, congratulates Rep. Robert L. Doughton, democrat of North Carolina and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, as he celebrates his 75th birthday today. Miss Jonnie Mabry, stenographer for the veteran member, responds with a rose for him

Veteran North Carolina Solon reaches 76th milestone. Washington, D.C.,...

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Leaving conference with Pres. Roosevelt. Left to right: Asst. Secy. of Treasury John W. Hanes, Secy. Morgenthau, & acting Budget Dir. Daniel Bell

Leaving conference with Pres. Roosevelt. Left to right: Asst. Secy. of...

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Henry Ringling North, President & owner of the Ringling Brothers Circus, at White House

Henry Ringling North, President & owner of the Ringling Brothers Circu...

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Labor whispers. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins went into a huddle with William Green, President of the American Federation Labor, as both attended the Conference of Industry and Labor today

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Georgetown celebrated sesquicentennial convocation. Washington, D.C., June 5. The Reverend Edmund Walsh, President of Georgetown University addressing the delegates to Georgetown University's convocation in memory of the adoption of the constitution of the U.S. and the founding of Georgetown University. In the background are the very Reverend Arthur A. O'Leary, president of the university, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, William Bankhead, who was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Law

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Whitney returns to testify. Washington, D.C. Jan. 15. Sen. Burton Wheeler (left) greets Richard Whitney as the former President of the New York Stock Exchange returns to testify before the Railroad Committee at the Senate today

Whitney returns to testify. Washington, D.C. Jan. 15. Sen. Burton Whee...

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Navy's Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who today assumed his duties as Chief of Naval Operations succeeding Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson

Navy's Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear ...

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Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. A new informal picture of Edmund M. Toland, Counsel for the Special House Committee now investigating the National Labor Relations Board

Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. A new informal picture of Edmund M. Toland,...

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Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Big business was well represented at the Conference of Industry and Labor in the Capitol today. Here we see, left to right: Edward A. Filene, President of William Filene's sons of Boston; Maj. George L. Berry, the President's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation who presided the meeting; and Earl H. Walker, Labor Assistant to the Vice President of Shell Petroleum Corp., of St. Louis

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U.S. Civil Service Commission now complete. Washington, D.C., July 8. With the swearing in today of Arthur S. Flemming to succeed Samuel H. Ordway Jr., resigned, as a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, the commission is complete. Members of the commission are, left to right: Arthur S. Flemming, Mrs. Lucille McMillan, and Harry B. Mitchell

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Azalea beauties welcomed at Capitol. Washington, D.C., May 2. South Carolina Senators Ellison D. 'Cotton Ed' Smith, seated, and Joseph F. Byrnes, standing, gave a royal welcome to the bevy of beauties visiting Washington today after presiding at the Azalea Festival in Charlestown, South Carolina. The girls are, left to right. Miss Grace Vickers, who was 'Miss Washington' at the festival; Miss Caroline Palm of Greenville, S.C., 'Queen of the Festival;' Miss Margaret Welch of Charleston, S.C., hostess at the festival

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House Majority Leader. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. A new informal picture of Rep. Sam Rayburn, House Majority leader. He's a democrat from Texas

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At Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. Pictured in a huddle at today's session of the National Monopoly Committee are Senator Joseph Guffey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, and Eugene Grace, right, President of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The Committee is currently making a study of the steel industry

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View of Library of Congress, 2nd & Independence, S.E.

View of Library of Congress, 2nd & Independence, S.E.

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Part of the military parade of first day. The staff of the 1st Regt. D.C. National Guard

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Title from original captions in the P&P supplementary reference file under LOT 3863 (former call number). Forms part of: The 36th National Encampment of the G.A.R., Wash., D.C. Oct. 5-11, 1902, no. 7.

Arts and science, canopy of the rotunda

Arts and science, canopy of the rotunda

United States Capitol mural by Brumidi. Title devised. Listed in Detroit Publishing Co. negative log as enlargement from no. 9849, by Glover, May 1904. "Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co." and "09893" on neg... More

WHITE HOUSE. PAINTING OF STATUE OF LIBERTY

WHITE HOUSE. PAINTING OF STATUE OF LIBERTY

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SUPREME COURT, U.S. TAFT COURT - Public domain scan / photograph

SUPREME COURT, U.S. TAFT COURT - Public domain scan / photograph

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SMITH ELI DOG TEAM [in front of White House]

SMITH ELI DOG TEAM [in front of White House]

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Senate Agriculture Committee - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

Senate Agriculture Committee - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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