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[Japanese curio shop, a street cart and portraits of a Japanese family and officials]

[Japanese curio shop, a street cart and portraits of a Japanese family...

Captions on front of item: "Interior of Japanese curio shop" (upper left); "Street cart" (upper right)"; "A Japanese Daimio's family group in state dress" (lower left); and "Japanese high officers" (lower righ... More

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...

A man sitting at a desk talking on a phone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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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World's Fair officials in parade on St. Louis Day, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

World's Fair officials in parade on St. Louis Day, World's Fair, St. L...

H 53092 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 255. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

JAPAN: OFFICIALS, NOTABLES. GROUP OF OFFICERS: MAJ. KISBURA ANDO; COL TOYIHIKO YOSHIDA; MAJ. SHIRO FUKUI; LT. GEN. KUNASCHICHI; CAPT. MOTANGO SUZIKI; COL. MIZUMACHI; MIKI MOTEGI; CAPT. SABURO UCHIDA

JAPAN: OFFICIALS, NOTABLES. GROUP OF OFFICERS: MAJ. KISBURA ANDO; COL ...

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[President Warren G. Harding, members of his cabinet, members of the Supreme Court, and other officials, at funeral of Congressman James R. Mann, in the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.]

[President Warren G. Harding, members of his cabinet, members of the S...

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Officials of United Natl. Assn. of Post Office clerks, 3/6/25

Officials of United Natl. Assn. of Post Office clerks, 3/6/25

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Mayor Walker of New York confers with Secretary Mellon and other members of Coolidge Cabinet. "Jimmie" Walker, the dapper Mayor of New York City, arrived in the National Capital today and immediately went into conference with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Postmaster General New and other high government officials regarding the proposed Federal appropriations for a new Federal court building in New York City and the removal of the present postoffice to a new site in the Metropolis. In the photograph, left to right: (sitting) Undersecretary of the Treasury Ogden L. Mills; Major Walker; Secretary Mellon; Attorney General Sargent; and Postmaster Joseph Johnson, New York City commissioner of Public Works; James A. Wetmore, acting supervising architect of the Treasury; Paul Block, newspaper publisher; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Carl T. Schuneman; and First Assistant Postmaster General John H. Bartlett

Mayor Walker of New York confers with Secretary Mellon and other membe...

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Famous transatlantic flyer demonstrates new type plane to Navy Officials. Clarence Chamberlain, famous Transatlantic flyer, and Ruth Nichols (in cabin) noted aviator, arrived in Washington today with the new Chamberlain cabin menoplane. In this photograph they are pointing out the many features of this new plane to Commander A.H. Douglas, Commandant of the Naval Air Station and Commander J.H. Towers, Assistant Chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics (right). Unusual visibility and special aerlons which Chamberlain says practically makes it impossible for this ship to stall or go into a tailspin, are the new features

Famous transatlantic flyer demonstrates new type plane to Navy Officia...

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Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knights of St. John. Nazareth ladies & ladies of government officials serving tea [to] Army men, closer view

Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knigh...

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Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knights of St. John. Nazareth ladies & ladies of government officials serving tea [to] Army men

Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knigh...

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CANADIAN TRADE PACT SIGNED. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS RALLIED IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TO WATCH PRIME MINISTER WILLIAM MacKENZIE KING OF CANADA AND SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL HULL SIGN THE RECIPROCAL TRADE TREATY DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FRIENDSHIP AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, RIGHT, SMILINGLY WATCHES THE APPLICATION OF BINDING SIGNATURES. SECRETARY HULL IS LEFT, AND MacKENZIE KING CENTER. CABINET OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS ARE IN THE BACKGROUND

CANADIAN TRADE PACT SIGNED. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS RALLIED IN THE EX...

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"Administration propaganda halts rise in prices of farm commodities." Washington, D.C. June 7. Speaking before the Senate Agriculture Committee today, Seantor Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, assailed "propaganda" by administration officials which he said has worked to halt the rise in prices of farm commodities. He placed in the records copies of speeches by Secretary Wallace, Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel and Leon Henderson, government economists, which Thomas said, urged "Keeping Prices Low". 6/7/37

"Administration propaganda halts rise in prices of farm commodities." ...

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U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug. 26. The first act of the U.S. Secret Service when they were g even supervision of the Treasury Guards was to outfit the men with new uniforms. A neat summer uniform of blue shirt with blue trousers and Sam Browne belt was taken the place of the blue, green, white, pink and other conflicting colors in shirts formerly worn by the guards. This picture was made as the guards paraded for officials of the Treasury today. 8/26/37

U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug...

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Howard Hughes speaking before the Press Club. Washington, D.C., July 21. Howard Hughes, speaking at the National Press Club today, before hundreds of government officials and representatives of foreign governments. Hughes today envisioned a future in aviation when giant flying boats, almost as large as modern ocean liners, will fly the Atlantic under conditions in which the element of luck will play no part, speaking at the luncheon in his honor, he described in detail the type of flying craft and equipment he believes the future will see but which is now nothing more than an aeronautical engineers dream, 7/21/38

Howard Hughes speaking before the Press Club. Washington, D.C., July 2...

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Discuss naval expansion with president. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. High Naval Officials and members of key Congressional Committees conferred with President Roosevelt today in regard to a Naval Expansion Program. Following the meeting, Chairman Taylor of the House Appropriations Committee announced that the President will shortly send a message to Congress recommending Naval expansion. Left to right: Rep. Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee; Rep. Edward T. Taylor, Chairman of House Appropriations Committee; Rep. William B. Umstead of North Carolina; Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison; and Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, 1/5/38

Discuss naval expansion with president. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. High...

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A black and white photo of a man standing on the back of a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing on the back of a truck, Grea...

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A group of men standing next to a tent. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A group of men standing next to a tent. Great Depression FSA photogpra...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a truck and some people, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a truck and some people, Great Depression. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people standing around a tent, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people standing around a tent, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Ph...

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A group of people standing around a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people standing around a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI P...

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State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the levee and the Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

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New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, republican of New Jersey, shown here with Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee today presented 'new evidence' to the Committee in support of his resolution to impeach the Secretary of Labor and two other Labor Department officials, 2-2-39

New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, ...

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Detroit, Michigan. Norman Bel Geddes and Nash-Kelvinator corporation officials inspecting a marked-up model of a new car

Detroit, Michigan. Norman Bel Geddes and Nash-Kelvinator corporation o...

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A group of men standing around a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of men standing around a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Phot...

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Maryland photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Maryland photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing machine industry officials to determine the ability of manufacturers to produce parts needed by the Army. After inspecting samples, blueprints and prices were discussed

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing m...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing machine industry officials to determine the ability of manufacturers to produce parts needed by the Army. After inspecting samples, blueprints and prices were discussed

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing m...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing machine industry officials to determine the ability of manufacturers to produce parts needed by the Army. After inspecting samples, blueprints and prices were discussed

Detroit, Michigan. Conference between U.S. Army ordnance and washing m...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--the kind of food that is being sent overseas to save shipping space. From left to right: Leon Henderson, Price Administrator; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB).

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New York, New York. Editor Griswold of the Office of Production Management (OPM) News meeting with Navy officials. They are, left to right: Lieutenant Commander E.U. Rinehart, U.S. Naval Reserve, senior naval adviser of the Third Naval District; Commander J.B. Goode, senior assistant to the Inspector of Naval Material; Lieutenant J.C. Ten Eyck, Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve, Office of Progress of the Office of Inspector of Naval Material; and Rear Admiral H.L. Brinser, U.S. Navy, Inspector of Naval Material

New York, New York. Editor Griswold of the Office of Production Manage...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Government urges vaccinations. As a preventative against the danger of smallpox, diptheria and typhoid, health officials in Washington last week began giving free inoculations to federal employees. Photo shows Miss Norma T. Roberts of the Office of War Information (OWI) being vaccinated by Dr. C.C Dauer of the District Health Department

Government urges vaccinations. As a preventative against the danger of...

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Washington, D.C. Joseph C. Grew, Undersecretary of State for the United States and foreign officials and representatives signing the declaration by United Nations and lend-lease agreements

Washington, D.C. Joseph C. Grew, Undersecretary of State for the Unite...

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Jerry Jones, right, the owner, president, and general manager of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, and his wife, Gene, often visit with players, coaches, and team officials of both the Cowboys and their opponents prior to games at the Cowboys' home field AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

Jerry Jones, right, the owner, president, and general manager of the N...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

State Department, March 26, 1790, Establishment of Ministers and Other Officials Abroad

State Department, March 26, 1790, Establishment of Ministers and Other...

Establishment of Ministers and Other Officials Abroad

Railway officials, messrs. Swan, Cadell, Middleton, Howse, & Kellock - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

Railway officials, messrs. Swan, Cadell, Middleton, Howse, & Kellock -...

Five men seated and standing in front of building with tile roof. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Portland, Oregon: A flight to Vancouver, Baldwin's airship carrying a dispatch from the exhibition officials

Portland, Oregon: A flight to Vancouver, Baldwin's airship carrying a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Crowd of refugees(?)--, possibly Jewish, and three officials outdoors, Russia]

[Crowd of refugees(?)--, possibly Jewish, and three officials outdoors...

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[Military officials amd women outdoors near tent, possibly at fete for Y.W.C.A.]

[Military officials amd women outdoors near tent, possibly at fete for...

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[Portrait of five young women related to Navy officials]

[Portrait of five young women related to Navy officials]

Seated on bench, left to right: Miss Atala Kimmell, daughter of Commdr. and Mrs. Harry Kimmell; Miss Helen Griffin, daughter of Rear Adm. and Mrs. R.S. Griffin; Miss Laura Lejeune, daughter of Commandant of the... More

Hughes & Canadian officials, 6/15/23

Hughes & Canadian officials, 6/15/23

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Officials at new turbine at Buzzard Point plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Officials at new turbi...

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A black and white photo of two men standing on top of a truck, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of two men standing on top of a truck, Mississ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the levee and the Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

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A group of people standing around a truck, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A group of people standing around a truck, Mississippi. Farmers during...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a bunch of people, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a bunch of people, Mississippi. Farmers dur...

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New Madrid spillway between levee and Mississippi River where evicted sharecroppers were taken by state highway officials after removal from highway, New Madrid County, Missouri

New Madrid spillway between levee and Mississippi River where evicted ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor removing the top pressure cooker during a demonstration of pressure canning before a group of FSA officials at a district meeting. San Angelo, Texas

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor removing the top pressur...

Picryl description: Public domain image of cooking, kitchen, food preparation, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, celebration Sept. 11, 1940. The Emir receiving the Islamic religious officials, officers of the Arab Legion [on] the left

Amman. 24th anniversary of Arab revolt under King Hussein & Lawrence, ...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor giving a demonstration of meat cutting before a group of FSA officials at a district meeting. San Angelo, Texas

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor giving a demonstration o...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor exhibiting the type of knife used in his meat cutting demonstration before a group of FSA supervisors and officials at a district meeting at San Angelo, Texas

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor exhibiting the type of k...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Members of the diplomatic corps of the United Nations, and officials of the U.S. government attend luncheon in observance of second anniversary of lend-lease, held March 11, 1943, at the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C. Food which was first dehydrated, then rehydrated, was served

Members of the diplomatic corps of the United Nations, and officials o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall and Army Chief of Staff General Omar N. Bradley head a group of high ranking government officials viewing the remains of General of the Armies John J. Pershing who is lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a twenty-four period, before being removed to Arlington Cemetery for the final rites.

Funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing Secretary of the Arm...

Picture no. 2. U.S. Army photograph. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current ... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

New Madrid County, Missouri. State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the levee and the Mississippi River

New Madrid County, Missouri. State highway officials moving sharecropp...

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WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] and railway officials standing on stairway of private home, Peshawar

WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] and railway officials stand...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[Admiral Togo seated in a tent with government officials, probably during his visit to Tokyo in Oct., 1905]

[Admiral Togo seated in a tent with government officials, probably dur...

H68988 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Nov. 23, 1905.

War Department besieged by job applicants. Washington, D.C., June 12. Defense preparations have resulted in an unusual rush of applicants for jobs in the War Department. So much so, War Department officials have set aside a special space on the ground floor for interviews and the fillings out of application blanks

War Department besieged by job applicants. Washington, D.C., June 12. ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

CAMP, WALTER, I.E., EXERCISE SCHOOL. BATH HOUSE FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

CAMP, WALTER, I.E., EXERCISE SCHOOL. BATH HOUSE FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIA...

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ITALY: OFFICIALS, NOTABLES. ITALIAN BAND WITH McADOO AND MACCHI DI CELLERE

ITALY: OFFICIALS, NOTABLES. ITALIAN BAND WITH McADOO AND MACCHI DI CEL...

A group of men standing next to each other in front of a crowd. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

BELGIAN OFFICIALS. SOLDIERS AT WHITE HOUSE

BELGIAN OFFICIALS. SOLDIERS AT WHITE HOUSE

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Ignace Paderewski with American Legion officials, 12/21/25

Ignace Paderewski with American Legion officials, 12/21/25

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Officials of the [...] Marine Corps looking at map of the battle of New Market. L. to r.: [...]chols, General Lejeune, [...]inkle, Secy. Denby, [...] Shoemaker and General Butler

Officials of the [...] Marine Corps looking at map of the battle of Ne...

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Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knights of St. John. Nazareth ladies & ladies of government officials serving tea to Arab guests from nearby villages

Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knigh...

Public domain photograph of 1930s Palestine, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knights of St. John. Nazareth ladies & ladies of government officials serving tea to Arab sheikhs

Galilee trip. Nazareth, afternoon fete in aid of the Red Cross & Knigh...

Public domain photograph of 1930s Palestine, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arab gathering with P.I.O. [i.e., Public Information Office] & postal officials at Y.M.C.A. on Oct. 13 '41. Flash groups at tables

Arab gathering with P.I.O. [i.e., Public Information Office] & postal ...

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Congratulated on strato flight in S.D. Officials of the National Geographis Society congratulate the two officers who made the record-breaking strato flight for the U.S. Army Air Corps and the National Geographic Society. From left: Dr. John Oliver Le Gorce, Ass't Editor and Vice President of the society; Capt. Albert W. Stevens, Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, President of the society, and Capt. Orvil A. Anderson, 11/14/35

Congratulated on strato flight in S.D. Officials of the National Geogr...

Officials examining plan of Greenbelt, Maryland

Officials examining plan of Greenbelt, Maryland

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND R.R. OFFICIALS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND R.R. OFFICIALS

A group of men standing around a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Closer U.S.-Canada Marihuana (Marijuana) control discussed. Washington, D.C., March 24. Closer cooperation in the control of the use of marihuana weed is expected to be the outcome of a meeting today between the Canadian Narcotic Control Chief and U.S. Treasury officials. In the photograph, left to right: Col. C.H.L. Sharman, Chief of Canadian Narcotic Control; Harry Anslinger, U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics; and Assistant Secretary of Treasury Stephen B. Gibbons, 3/24/37

Closer U.S.-Canada Marihuana (Marijuana) control discussed. Washington...

A group of men sitting at a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bending steel girders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Officials of the steel industry and the U.S. Bureau of Standards inspect one of the large riveted steel frame knees that were placed thru the test [...] U.S. Bureau today. This frame designed to withstand 68,000 lbs carried a maximum load of 168,000 lbs before it showed signs of weakening. Photo shows left to right inspecting the beam after the test: Dr. A.H. Starng of the Bureau of Standards, Everett Chapman, President of the Lukeneeld Inc. of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and F.H. Frankland, Chief Engineer of the American Institute of Steel Construction, New York City, N.Y., 9/23/37

Bending steel girders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Officials of the st...

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New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., May 17. One of the fastest things afloat, the new U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat #441 was put thru its paces on the Potomac River today for the benefit of treasure officials. The cruiser, which is one of eight to placed in law enforcement and life-saving service of the Coast Guard, is powered with four 1600 horsepower motors and is capable of doing 35 miles an hour, 5/17/1937

New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., Ma...

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Utility operators meet Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. President Roosevelt and western private utility operators today discussed elimination of duplicating utility facilities and creation of investor confidence in the industry, the President conferred with, left to right: John Carpenter, President of the Texas Light and Power Co., Dallas, Tex.; Daniel C. Green, of the Central Service Corp. of Chicago; and A.B. West, Head of the Nevada-California Electric Corp. The discussion was one of the series he is holding with public utility officials in an effort to revive utility expenditures and pour billions of dollars into trade channels, 1/11/38

Utility operators meet Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. President...

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Detroit, Michigan. Norman Bel Geddes and Nash-Kelvinator corporation officials inspecting a marked-up model of a new car

Detroit, Michigan. Norman Bel Geddes and Nash-Kelvinator corporation o...

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Two men standing on the back of a truck, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

Two men standing on the back of a truck, Mississippi. Farmers during G...

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New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, republican of New Jersey, shown here with Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee today presented 'new evidence' to the Committee in support of his resolution to impeach the Secretary Perkins and two other Labor Department officials, 2-2-39

New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, ...

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State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the levee and the Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

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A black and white photo of a group of people in a field, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of people in a field, Mississippi. ...

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A black and white photo of a group of men standing in a field, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of men standing in a field, Mississ...

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Maryland photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Maryland photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor giving a demonstration of pressure canning before a group of FSA officials at a district meeting at San Angelo, Texas. She is removing top of pressure cooker

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor giving a demonstration o...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor slicing bacon during meat cutting demonstration before FSA officials and supervisors at a district meeting. San Angelo, Texas

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor slicing bacon during mea...

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New oversize trailer for war workers. Here's an answer to the problem of transporting defense workers to outlying defense plants. It's the new, oversize bus trailer made almost entirely of non-critical materials which held its Washington premiere on April 13. Hauled by an ordinary one-and-a-half-ton truck tractor, it holds 141 persons and was designed and built by Office of Defense Transportation and War Production Board (WPB) officials with the cooperation of private companies. Weight of the trailer is 12,000 pounds as compared with 17,000 pounds for a standard type 40-passenger city bus. The complete unit is fifty-five feet long

New oversize trailer for war workers. Here's an answer to the problem ...

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B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator Express is equipped with twenty portable chairs that are set up when the plane is used to carry human cargo. When Army officials saw the need for transport planes early in the war, plans for the Liberator Express were drawn to utilize the B-24 Liberator bomber so that no time was lost in the production changeover

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator E...

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Washington, D.C. Joseph C. Grew, Undersecretary of State for the United States and foreign officials and representatives signing the declaration by United Nations and lend-lease agreements

Washington, D.C. Joseph C. Grew, Undersecretary of State for the Unite...

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Officials man the shovels with a vengeance at ground-breaking ceremony for Hunts Point produce market / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.

Officials man the shovels with a vengeance at ground-breaking ceremony...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Caption identifies participants as: left to right: Joseph E. Periconi, Peter J. Reidy, Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Orville Freeman, Mark Yeckes, and Albert S. Pacetta. Forms part of: New Y... More

Paterson mayor William Pascrell (left) with organization officials.

Paterson mayor William Pascrell (left) with organization officials.

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Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, Apr...

Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Sam... More

[Studio portraits of Japanese woman with tea implements and chest, a prince with his staff, government officials, and a Daimio (nobleman) with his wife ]

[Studio portraits of Japanese woman with tea implements and chest, a ...

Captions on front of item: "Native mode of dressing" (upper left); "Japanese prince and staff" (upper right)"; "A group of Japanese officers in court dress" (lower left); and "Japanese Daimio and wife" (lower ... More

3 Bank officials - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

3 Bank officials - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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