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[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Side elevation, German Renaissance]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...

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[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Plan, Gothic]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...

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[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Front elevation, plan and perspective, Gothic]

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Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Ernest T. Weir, arch-foe of the New Deal and Chairman of the National Steel Corporation, suggested before the National Monopoly Committee that it was 'easier for a company our size to operate and make a profit than a company with the size and ramifications of the U.S. Steel Corporation.' A.F. Feller, Counsel for the Committee and Special Assistant to the Attorney General, termed this statement by Weir the important yet made before the committee

Before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Ernest T. Weir, ...

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National Airmail Week essay winners at Washington Airport

National Airmail Week essay winners at Washington Airport

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Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 17. More than 500 members of the National Maritime Union picketed the U.S. Commerce Department Building today in protest against what they said was indiscriminate issuance of seaman's certificates. Patrick D. Whalen, Chairman of the Baltimore branch of the NMU, said the marine workers had no quarrel with Secretary Hopkins but were directing their picketing against the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, a division of the Department

Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 1...

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NATIONAL QUARTETTE, THE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

NATIONAL QUARTETTE, THE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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National Zoo Park, Washington, D.C.: deer

National Zoo Park, Washington, D.C.: deer

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Group of clergymen at National Cathedral, [Washington, D.C.]

Group of clergymen at National Cathedral, [Washington, D.C.]

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Mrs. Jessie Hardy MacKaye of Washington, D.C., member of National Advisory Council of Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Mrs. Jessie Hardy MacKaye of Washington, D.C., member of National Advi...

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NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BOAT EXHIBITED NEAR HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BO...

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WOMAN SUFFRAGE. NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY, INTERIOR

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY, INTERIOR

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NATIONAL EMERGENCY WAR GARDENS COM. GIRL SCOUTS AND OTHERS

NATIONAL EMERGENCY WAR GARDENS COM. GIRL SCOUTS AND OTHERS

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National Radio Institute, U and 16th Sts. Box of radio parts, closed

National Radio Institute, U and 16th Sts. Box of radio parts, closed

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Ervin Wasey Co. Inc., Eaton Manufacturing Co. Truck from National of Washington, D.C. in front of Valley Forge Distributing Co. I

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National Cathedral exteriors. Apse and choir of National Cathedral, from south II

National Cathedral exteriors. Apse and choir of National Cathedral, fr...

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National Press Building. Exterior of National Press Building I

National Press Building. Exterior of National Press Building I

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Quizzed by Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. Herbert G. Shimp, President of the American Conservation Co., detailed to the National Monopoly Committee today the deal he made with Hugh T. Martin, President of the Illinois Bankers Life Assurance Co., whereby $430,000 paid to his--Shimp--company to reinsure the Illinois Bankers Life Association was 'kicked back' to Martin and two of his associates. Martin told the committee that he and his associates used the money to buy stock in the Life Assurance Co., which succeeded the association

Quizzed by Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. Herbert G. S...

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Nat'l Women's Party (new house)

Nat'l Women's Party (new house)

Photo shows Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C.

President's youngest son attends businessmen's forum. Washington, D.C., May 22. John Roosevelt, youngest son of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, who is now connected with a large department store in Boston, is here attending the Retailer's National Forum at the Mayflower. He is pictured with W.F. Carter Jr., center, and W.S. Wolfe, right, both of Mt. Airy, N.C.

President's youngest son attends businessmen's forum. Washington, D.C....

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Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth of N.Y., serving cold drinks at Nat'l Capitol horse show

Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth of N.Y., serv...

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Wm. A. Scully (left) of the Republican National Committee and a group of foreign born American citizens

Wm. A. Scully (left) of the Republican National Committee and a group ...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 26, no. 32772.

Con. from Nat'l Press Club show new bldg. plans to Coolidge, 9/15/25

Con. from Nat'l Press Club show new bldg. plans to Coolidge, 9/15/25

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Coolidge with National Cooperative Marketing Conference at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 1/5/25

Coolidge with National Cooperative Marketing Conference at W.H. [i.e.,...

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Miss Air Travel' greeted in D.C. Washington, D.C., Sept. 26. D.C. Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen today officially signed a proclamation proclaiming October first to ninth inclusive, as National Air Travel Week in the capital. In the photograph, left to right: D. Walter Swan, chairman of the Local Committee; Miss Jean McClandish, who has been chosen as Miss Air Travel; Commissioner Melvin Hazen, and George Marshall, honorary chairman

Miss Air Travel' greeted in D.C. Washington, D.C., Sept. 26. D.C. Comm...

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National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. Cockpit detail

National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. Cockp...

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National Cathedral exteriors. South transept of National Cathedral

National Cathedral exteriors. South transept of National Cathedral

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National Academy of Sciences. Front entrance of National Academy of Sciences with pools, vertical

National Academy of Sciences. Front entrance of National Academy of Sc...

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National Cathedral. Boy Scout troop no. 5, National Cathedral I

National Cathedral. Boy Scout troop no. 5, National Cathedral I

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A.R. Clas buildings. National Rifle Association of America II

A.R. Clas buildings. National Rifle Association of America II

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National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association Inc. National Paint Varnish & Lacquer Association Inc. building exterior I

National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association Inc. National Paint Varn...

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30 pound cherry pie for president. Washington, D.C., July 6. A 30 pound cherry pie was accepted for President Roosevelt today by Presidential Secretary Edwin M. Watson from nineteen year old Jean Halmond, Queen of Michigan's National Cherry Festival. The queen flew here to make the presentation of the pie which was baked here from Michigan cherries under the direct supervision of Miss Halmond

30 pound cherry pie for president. Washington, D.C., July 6. A 30 poun...

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National Cathedral exteriors. Aerial view of National Cathedral I

National Cathedral exteriors. Aerial view of National Cathedral I

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Riggs National Bank, 7th and I Sts., N.W. Exterior of Riggs National Bank from across street II

Riggs National Bank, 7th and I Sts., N.W. Exterior of Riggs National B...

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Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders meet in Washington to assist jobless. The problem of unemployment is not only economic, but ethical and moral as well, and responsibility for its solution rests upon the whole American people. President Hoover was advised today by a delegation representing three national church groups sponsoring the National Conference on Permanent Preventives of Unemployment, meeting in Washington this week. Heading the delegation to the White House were, left to right: Rabbi Edward L. Israel, chairman of the Social Justice Commission, Central Conference of American Rabbis; Reverend R.A. McGowan, of the social action department, National Catholic Welfare Conference; and James Myers, Industrial Secretary, Social Service Commission, Federal Council of Churches, 1/27/31

Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders meet in Washington to assist ...

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Congressman gives up dreams as Congress goes on. Rep. Walter Pierce (D. of Ore), Nat'l Committeeman and Member of the Agri. Com. of the House, gives up dreaming of the cool weather on his eastern Oregon farm in the Pacific coast area as he admits there is little chance of congress buttoning up for another month. In shirt sleeves and gallouses he goes back to his desk on Capitol Hill. Pierce gained national attention early in the session when he sponsored the birth control bill for Margaret Sanger [...] and lost his battle, 7/23/34

Congressman gives up dreams as Congress goes on. Rep. Walter Pierce (D...

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE RECEIVES FIRST 'BUDDY' POPPY. LITTLE MURIEL MORGAN CAME FROM THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS HOME FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF EX-SERVICES MEN IN FATON RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, TO PRESENT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WITH THE FIRST BUDDY POPPY TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE 1934 NATIONAL POPPY SALE CONDUCTED BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. JAMES E. VAN ZANDT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE VFW IS ALSO SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

CHIEF EXECUTIVE RECEIVES FIRST 'BUDDY' POPPY. LITTLE MURIEL MORGAN CAM...

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CAMP FIRE GIRLS. MRS. ROOSEVELT, CENTER, MEETS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. THESE GIRLS REPRESENT 250,000 GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHO ARE CELEBRATING THE 23RD BIRTHDAY OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRL ORGANIZATION. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRL'S NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

CAMP FIRE GIRLS. MRS. ROOSEVELT, CENTER, MEETS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN FRON...

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Joseph J. Malloy, Dept. Com.; Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, Nat'l Pres.; Mrs. [Picie?] Perrell, Dept. Pres.; Mrs. O.W. Hahn, Natl. Rehab. Chair

Joseph J. Malloy, Dept. Com.; Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, Nat'l Pres.; ...

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PRESIDENT GREETS SHRINE HOSPITAL HEADS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, GREETS IMPERIAL POTENTATE DANA S. WILLIAMS, OF KORA TEMPLE, IN MAINE, AND A DELEGATION OF SHRINERS REPRESENTING THE SHRINERS CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOARD. THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND SHRINERS WHO ARE HERE FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINNING MONDAY. FROM THE LEFT: EARLE C. MILLS, ZA-GA-ZIG TEMPLE, DES MOINES; JAMES C. BERGER, EL JEBEL TEMPLE, DENVER; WALTER S. SUGDEN ..IRIS TEMPLE, SISTERVILLE, WV; WILLIAMS; LEONARD STEUART, ALMAS TEMPLE, D.C.; CLYDE WEBSTER, MOSLEM TEMPLE, DETROIT

PRESIDENT GREETS SHRINE HOSPITAL HEADS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, G...

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[The Great Ziegfeld at National Theater, Washington, D.C.]

[The Great Ziegfeld at National Theater, Washington, D.C.]

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Presidents of brain and brawn, Washington, D.C., September 11. Dr. Frank R. Lillie (right), President of the National Academy of Sciences and Julius Dorpmuller, President of the World Power Conference Banquet which was held last night at Union Station here

Presidents of brain and brawn, Washington, D.C., September 11. Dr. Fra...

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Dean of Capitol legislators. Washington, D.C., April 30. Senator Morris Sheppard, Democrat of Texas, Dean of Capitol Hill Legislators by virtue of his continuous service in the National House and Senate since 1902, is shown with the finished portrait of himself painted by Boris B. Gordon, of Washington D.C. the painting is to hang in the Texas State Capitol at Galveston, 4/30/37

Dean of Capitol legislators. Washington, D.C., April 30. Senator Morri...

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National Labor Relations Board. Washington, D.C., April 14. The National Labor Relations Board pouring over some of their problems left to right: Wakefield Smith, Edwin S. Smith, and the Chairman J. Warren Madden, 4/14/1937

National Labor Relations Board. Washington, D.C., April 14. The Nation...

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"Bar guild head backs plan of FDR." Washington, D.C., March 12. Judge John Patrick Devaney, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and now President of the National Lawyers Guild, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and urged Congressional acceptance of the President's Judiciary re-organization plan as "the most conservative remedy" for protecting the confidence of the people in the Supreme Court...

"Bar guild head backs plan of FDR." Washington, D.C., March 12. Judge ...

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A.F. of L. and C.I.O. start peace conferences. Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. Labor leaders named by the CIO and A.F. of L. to attempt to find a basis for peace between the two warring factions of organized labor are sown here at the opening of the Peace Parley at the Willard Hotel here today. Seated, left to right: Sidney Hillman, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, CIO; George M. Harrison, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, AFL.; Phillip Murray, United Mine Workers, CIO; David Dubinsky, International Ladies Garment Workers, CIO. Standing, left to right: Abram Flaxer, CIO; Joseph Curran, National Maritime Union, CIO; Harvey Fremming, Oil Workers Union, CIO; Michael J. Quill, Transport Workers Union, CIO; Matthew Woll, Photo Engravers Union, AFL; G.M. Dugnizaet, International Electrical Workers, AF of L; Homer Martin, U.A.W., CIO; James Garey, CIO; S.H. Dalrymple, United Rubber Workers, CIO. 10/25/37

A.F. of L. and C.I.O. start peace conferences. Washington, D.C., Oct. ...

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Tropical porcupines presented to president. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. R.J. Lepow holding one of the tropical porcupines he brought to the White House today as a present to President Roosevelt. The animals, weighing less than a pound each, were brought all the way from [...]t Africa. President Roosevelt will donate [...] The National Zoo

Tropical porcupines presented to president. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16...

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FIRST LADY PLANTS TREE FOR GIRL SCOUTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PLANTING A TREE IN THE MEMORY GARDEN OF THE NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT LITTLE HOUSE TODAY TO MARK THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS IN THE BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA CAMPAIGN. THE TREE, A CAMELIA JAPONICA BUSH, WAS BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON FROM THE SAVANNAH, GA. HOME OF MRS. JULIETTE LOW, WHO FOUNDED THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. JEAN ONLY, OF ARLINGTON, Virginia, IS HOLDING THE TREE FOR THE FIRST LADY

FIRST LADY PLANTS TREE FOR GIRL SCOUTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. FRANKLIN...

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Huge task for Presidential Secretary. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. The White House was virtually swamped today with letters containing 10-cent contributions to National Foundation for Infantile Pralysis. Miss Margaret Lehand, Personal Secretary to President Roosevelt, is shown as she began opening the first batch of 30,000 to arrive. By noontime an extrea crew of mail clerks had to be put on the job, 1/28/38

Huge task for Presidential Secretary. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. The W...

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National Cathedral exteriors. Exterior of National Cathedral II

National Cathedral exteriors. Exterior of National Cathedral II

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Named radio "Czar." Washington, D.C., March 31. Mark Foster Ethridge, now General Manager of the Louisville Courier Journal and Times, today became radio's first "Czar". He has agreed to serve without salary as President of the National Association of Broadcasters until the position is filled permanently. 41 years old, Ethridge is a native of Mississippi and has been a newspaperman for the last 25 years, 3/31/38

Named radio "Czar." Washington, D.C., March 31. Mark Foster Ethridge, ...

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Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, signs for a package of lovliness sent, via airmail, from the former airmail pilots who are taking part in the Paramount production of "Men With Wings" a story of the history of the air mail. The package happens to be Miss Marion Weldon, who is in Washington taking part in National Airmail week, and is also starred in "Men with Wings," 5/18/38

Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., M...

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New Treasury appointees take oath. Washington, D.C., Jan. 15. Today was swearing-in day at the Treasury as four newly appointed Treasury aides took the oath of office. In the photograph, left to right: Goodwin J. Oppegard, to be Deputy Comptroller of the Currency; Gibbs Lyons, to be Chief National Bank Examiner of the 6th Federal Reserve District; Marshall R. Diggs, to be Chief Supervising Receiver and 1st Deputy Comptroller of the Currency; and William Prentiss, Jr., to be Chief National Bank Examiner of the 12th Federal Reserve District, and F.A. Birgeld, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department who did the swearing in, 1/15/38

New Treasury appointees take oath. Washington, D.C., Jan. 15. Today wa...

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Paintings. Abraham Lincoln with scientists in conference room of National Academy of Sciences I

Paintings. Abraham Lincoln with scientists in conference room of Natio...

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Hollywood star arrives to participate in celebration of National Airmail Week. Washington, D.C., May 15. A typical Hollywood reception was accorded Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount starlet, as she arrived in Washington today to represent the movie city in participating in National Airmail Week. Miss Weldon will appear in the forthcoming Paramount Technicolor Production "Men With Wings" shortly to be released. She was chosen for the honor of representing Hollywood during National Airmail by the 22 pilots and stunt men who are in the production with her. Miss Jean O'Connell, daughter of Ambrose O'Connell, Executive Assistant to the Postmaster General, is pictured presenting a bouquet of flowers to the star. Others in the picture are, left to right: Charles W. Stark, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Harlee Branch, Asst. Postmaster General; Senaotr William Gibbs McAdoo of California; Ambrose O'Connell, and Walter Hartley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 5/15/38

Hollywood star arrives to participate in celebration of National Airma...

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An Aviation forum. Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Harvey L. Williams, left, representing Governor Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut, and Casey Jones, veteran flyer, snapped at the National Aviation Forum being held at the Mayflower Hotel. Jones spoke on "the contribution of the trade schools to aviation"

An Aviation forum. Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Harvey L. Williams, left...

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Vice President gets report of rivers and harbors congress. Washington, D.C., April 5. A Committee of Senators and Congressmen today presented to Vice President Garner the resolutions and projects adopted by the Annual Meeting of the Rivers and Harbors Congress. Vice President Garner has gone on record as approving the work of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, which adopted 51 projects involving expenditures of $6,689,946, which the Federal Congress will be asked in the petitions to make immediately available. In the photo, left to right - Vice President Garner - Senator John E. Miller of Arkansas - and Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri, newly elected President of the Rivers and Harbors Congress. 4-5-39

Vice President gets report of rivers and harbors congress. Washington,...

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Washington, D.C. Walter White, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Washington, D.C. Walter White, executive secretary of the National Ass...

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Washington, D.C. Dean William Pickens and James L. Houghteling of the United States Treasury Department. Houghteling is director of the Division of National Organizations

Washington, D.C. Dean William Pickens and James L. Houghteling of the ...

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National Cathedral. National Cathedral School for Girls I

National Cathedral. National Cathedral School for Girls I

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National Cathedral. Book of Common Prayer, 1790

National Cathedral. Book of Common Prayer, 1790

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

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Carol M. Highsmith - National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.

Carol M. Highsmith - National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.

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Artistic details at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Artistic details at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacul...

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Aerial view of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

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National Building Museum Atrium, Washington, D.C.

National Building Museum Atrium, Washington, D.C.

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Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground and Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C.

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Wall art at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Wall art at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

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Four exterior door panels at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Four exterior door panels at the National Academy of Sciences, Washing...

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Zodiac-theme grill decoration at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Zodiac-theme grill decoration at the National Academy of Sciences, Was...

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

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Giant pandas, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

Giant pandas, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Nat...

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Entrance to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the grounds of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Entrance to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the gr...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view looking north across National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view looking north across National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The large red building, lower left, is the Bureau of Pr... More

Aristotle door panel. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Aristotle door panel. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Artistic details at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Artistic details at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacul...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an architectural element, dome, cathedral, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The entire collection now consists of 100 statues contr... More

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground and Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Altar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Altar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concept...

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 is the nation's largest Catholic church. Title, da... More

Participants in the "Million Indian March" on Washington, D.C., photographed on the National Mall on June 27th, 2003

Participants in the "Million Indian March" on Washington, D.C., photog...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Ice skating on the National Mall in front of the Archives, Washington, D.C.

Ice skating on the National Mall in front of the Archives, Washington,...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City of Washington

Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City ...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Crehen.

National Mall & Monument Grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Mall & Monument Grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

See also HALS Nos. DC-6, -7, and -9 for related documentation. Significance: Planned by Pierre L'Enfant according to Baroque city planning traditions and redesigned by the 1901 Senate Park Commission in the sty... More

National Mall & Monument Grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Mall & Monument Grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

See also HALS Nos. DC-6, -7, and -9 for related documentation. Significance: Planned by Pierre L'Enfant according to Baroque city planning traditions and redesigned by the 1901 Senate Park Commission in the sty... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

The eighteenth amendment and its enforcement. Address by Wayne B. Wheeler, LL. D. at the National conference, Washington, D. C., September 15, 1920. [Westerville, Ohio. 1920].

The eighteenth amendment and its enforcement. Address by Wayne B. Whee...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 138, Folder 24c.

Central Files, National Recovery Administration, Washington, D.C., June 1935

Central Files, National Recovery Administration, Washington, D.C., Jun...

Gift; Eunice K. Lipkowitz; June 11, 1990; DLC/PP-1990:167. Photographer's address: 1516 H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. No. 5057. Donor is tenth person from left.

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana Avenue & C Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana ...

Significance: A late nineteenth-century commercial building of highly attractive architectural character, typifying Washington when it was still a small city, which was erected by its oldest banking institution... More

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana Avenue & C Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana ...

Significance: A late nineteenth-century commercial building of highly attractive architectural character, typifying Washington when it was still a small city, which was erected by its oldest banking institution... More

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash...

Significance: Although part of the National Zoological Park's early collection, birds lacked a permanent, and proper, habitat for many years. There was no one place for visitors to view the various species; exh... More

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash...

Significance: Although part of the National Zoological Park's early collection, birds lacked a permanent, and proper, habitat for many years. There was no one place for visitors to view the various species; exh... More

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash...

Significance: Although part of the National Zoological Park's early collection, birds lacked a permanent, and proper, habitat for many years. There was no one place for visitors to view the various species; exh... More

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Bird House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash...

Significance: Although part of the National Zoological Park's early collection, birds lacked a permanent, and proper, habitat for many years. There was no one place for visitors to view the various species; exh... More

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