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Preparing grand interior of Pension office for Taft Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C.

Preparing grand interior of Pension office for Taft Inaugural Ball, Wa...

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Dr. Townsend happy over pardon. Washington, D.C., April 18. Shortly before he was to be transported from the U.S. Marshall's office to the D.C., jail today to serve a 30-day sentence, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old-age pension planner, was notified of his pardon by President Roosevelt. He is pictured displaying the pardon to newsmen and passerby at the courthouse, 4/18/38

Dr. Townsend happy over pardon. Washington, D.C., April 18. Shortly be...

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Greene County, Georgia. Old couple who receive old-age pension assistance

Greene County, Georgia. Old couple who receive old-age pension assista...

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Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flower making. The 2 year [old?] is learning, & they say ought[?] to be able to help in a year or so. Mother receives a pension. Location: [New York (State)].

Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flow...

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

[The Pension Office] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The Pension Office] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 4. In album: Government buildings, mosques, schools, and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More

Portrait photo of Pension Office (Special Examiners)

Portrait photo of Pension Office (Special Examiners)

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Pension Ofc. interior, [Washington, D.C.]

Pension Ofc. interior, [Washington, D.C.]

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[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Pension office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Ways and Means Committee ready to act on pension bill. Rep. Robert L. Doughton, D. of N.C. chairman of the Ways and Means committee, left, listens to Edwin E. Witte, Executive Director of the Presidential Committee on Economic Security, as the committee considers various remifications of the old age pension bill now before the House. Wittee explained the broad phases of the entire economic security program, 1/21/35

Ways and Means Committee ready to act on pension bill. Rep. Robert L. ...

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Hit Townsend pension plan. Washington, D.C., Feb. 23. Dr. Harold G. Moulton, right, President of the Brookings Institution, today told the House Ways and Means Committee that the Townsend Old Age Pension Bill 'can readily be demonstrated to be fantastic' while Dr. Willford I. King, left, of New York University, declared that most pension plans, such as the Townsend Plan, do not "add a dollar either to total demand or to total purchasing power," 2-23-39

Hit Townsend pension plan. Washington, D.C., Feb. 23. Dr. Harold G. Mo...

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The Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C.

The Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C.

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

United States Pension Office, Washington, D.C.

United States Pension Office, Washington, D.C.

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Int. Pension Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Int. Pension Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Protection du réformé, no. 2. Assistance aux malades et blessés de la guerre, réformés sans pension. Crédit Foncier de France

Protection du réformé, no. 2. Assistance aux malades et blessés de la ...

The letters P and R and the no. 2 form a large backdrop for a seated wounded soldier and a woman holding an infant. Translation of title: Support for category no. 2 veterans. Aid for the sick and wounded disch... More

Economic Security Director. Edwin E. Witte, Executive Director of the Presidential Committee on Economic Security, explains the old age pension proposal of the president to the Ways and Means Committee of the House, 1/21/35

Economic Security Director. Edwin E. Witte, Executive Director of the ...

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Pennsylvania: An old photo of two women and a child on a porch. Great Depression

Pennsylvania: An old photo of two women and a child on a porch. Great ...

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

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

[Inaugural decorations, McKinley inauguration, Pension Building]

[Inaugural decorations, McKinley inauguration, Pension Building]

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of historical landmark building in France, French architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image ... More

Int. Pension Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Int. Pension Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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[D.C. Wash. Pension Office bldg. view across park]

[D.C. Wash. Pension Office bldg. view across park]

French folder #160, no. 1126. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Shelf. Was... More

Pennsylvania: An old black and white photo of a man and a woman. Great Depression

Pennsylvania: An old black and white photo of a man and a woman. Great...

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[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]

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Senate Committee told million railroad employees back Crosser-Wagner Pension Bill. Washington, D.C., May 15. Appearing as the first witness in favor of the Crosser-Wagner Railroad Pension Bill, George M. Harrison, President of the Railway Clerks Association and Chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association, today told the house Interstate Commerce Committee that 1,500,000 railroad employees favor this new bill which if passed, will replace the present Railroad Retirement Act. Harrison added there was "no doubt of its constitutionality" and that it had been worked out with railroad managements on the understanding that it would not be attacked in courts by them. In the photograph, left to right: George M. Harrison; Rep. Robert Crosser of Ohio, co-author of the bill; and Rep. Clarence Lea of California, 5/13/1937

Senate Committee told million railroad employees back Crosser-Wagner P...

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Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. Harry Sheppard, left, democrat of California, today told the House Ways and Means Committee he was 'washed up' with the Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization because he did not believe it was functioning on an 'honest basis'. Sheppard, who introduced the Townsend Bill in the last session of Congress, urged approval of a new measure sponsored by the General Welfare Federation of America. He is pictured with Thomas E. Boorde, center, president of the General Welfare Federation, and Arthur L. Johnson, secretary of the organization, 2-2-39

Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington...

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Rent control. Protection for the home front. But the hardest hit were the inhabitants themselves. In a Texas town, an old widowed lady living on a small pension had paid $17.50 a month for a small home in which she and her daughter had lived for years. Threatened with a rent boost to $50, she wrote to the White House: "Please Mr. President, can't you stop this unlawful raising of rent on us? We don't even have $50 a month."

Rent control. Protection for the home front. But the hardest hit were ...

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Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washingto...

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

The report of the Select committee, to whom was referred the information communicated to the House of representatives, charging Benjamin Sebastian, one of the judges of the Court of appeals of Kentucky, with having received a pension from the Spanish government

The report of the Select committee, to whom was referred the informati...

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. Harry Sheppard, left, democrat of California, today told the House Ways and Means Committee he was 'washed up' with the Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization because he did not believe it was functioning on an 'honest basis'. Sheppard, who introduced the Townsend Bill in the last session of Congress, urged approval of a new measure sponsored by the General Welfare Federation of America. He is pictured with Thomas E. Boorde, center, president of the General Welfare Federation, and Arthur L. Johnson, secretary of the organization, 2-2-39

Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington...

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Mr. and Mrs. Jucius Catlan, old couple receiving old age pension. Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia

Mr. and Mrs. Jucius Catlan, old couple receiving old age pension. Gree...

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Mr. Bob Mullins, who receives old age pension, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia

Mr. Bob Mullins, who receives old age pension, Penfield, Greene County...

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[No caption. May be same caption as #3899: Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flower making. The 2 year [old?] is learning, & they say ought[?] to be able to help in a year or so. Mother receives a pension.] Location: [New York (State)]

[No caption. May be same caption as #3899: Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3...

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Ofc. interior, [Washington, D.C.]

Pension Ofc. interior, [Washington, D.C.]

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[Dr. Francis E.] Townsend thanks president for pardon. Washington, D.C., April 21. Scheduled for only a five-minute appointment, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, pardoned old-age pension planner, spent over half an hour with President Roosevelt at the White House today. He thanked the president for the pardon from a 30-day jail sentence and then discussed economic conditions in the nation with the chief executive

[Dr. Francis E.] Townsend thanks president for pardon. Washington, D.C...

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Sen. Wagner talks insurance. Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D. of New York, discusses the proposed old-age pension law before the Senate Finance Committee. 1/22/35

Sen. Wagner talks insurance. Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D. of New York, di...

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PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH NEW HEAD VFW. WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 6. IN A CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY, COL. BERNARD W. KEARNEY, NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, ASSURED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE THAT WORLD WAR VETERANS ARE CHIEFLY CONCERNED WITH STEADY JOBS RATHER THAN A GENERAL PENSION SYSTEM. IN A LETTER LEFT WITH THE PRESIDENT, KEARNEY SAID THAT NO ACTION WHATSOEVER WAS TAKEN ON THE GENERAL PENSION SYSTEM BY HIS ORGANIZATION AT ITS DENVER ENCAMPMENT

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH NEW HEAD VFW. WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 6. IN A ...

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National Building Museum (Pension Building), Washington, D.C.

National Building Museum (Pension Building), 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. National Building Museum (Pension Building) was designe... More

Column details located within the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Column details located within the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Was...

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Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washingto...

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

The Inaugural Ball-room - from President Roosevelt's box - Pension Building, Washin[g]ton, D.C.

The Inaugural Ball-room - from President Roosevelt's box - Pension Bui...

H61324 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7659.

Paying United States pensioners at the Pension Office in the New York Custom-House / sketched by A.R. Waud.

Paying United States pensioners at the Pension Office in the New York ...

Pensioners, some disabled, waiting in line to receive pensions. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 482 (1866 March 24), p. 177.

The new Pension Bldg. - Public domain historic place engraving

The new Pension Bldg. - Public domain historic place engraving

Washington, D.C. - people, horses, wagons and carriages in front. Wood engraving by Kilburn after F. Myrick. Illus. in: Moore, Picturesque Washington, 1884, p. 212. Reference copy may be in LOT 4386 L. This rec... More

Veterans head urges change in pension plan. Washington, D.C., May 20. General Frank T. Hines, Director of the U.S. Veterans Administration, appearing before the Senate Finance Committee today to urge increase of veterans pensions under certain conditions, 5/20/38

Veterans head urges change in pension plan. Washington, D.C., May 20. ...

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Townsend faces senate committee again. Washington, D.C., March 19. Dr. Francis E. Townsend made a brief appearance before the Senate Unemployment Committee today and argued that his old age pension plan would do away with unemployment. He filed with the Committee a statement explaining the plan of a pension of $200 a month to all persons over 65, 3/19/38

Townsend faces senate committee again. Washington, D.C., March 19. Dr....

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"Ham and Eggs" advocate presents view to House. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Carl S. Kegley, advocate of California's '$30-Every- Thursday' or 'Ham and Eggs' plan, together with representatives of the General Welfare Federation and the Townsend Plan, each giving his respective view to the House Ways and Means Committee had a field day of old age pension plans, 2-7-39

"Ham and Eggs" advocate presents view to House. Washington, D.C., Feb....

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Pennsylvania: A black and white photo of two men. Great Depression

Pennsylvania: A black and white photo of two men. Great Depression

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

Pennsylvania: A black and white photo of a man in a hat. Great Depression

Pennsylvania: A black and white photo of a man in a hat. Great Depress...

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

Column details located within the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Column details located within the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Was...

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

Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flower making. The 2 year [old?] is learning, & they say ought[?] to be able to help in a year or so. Mother receives a pension. Location: [New York (State)].

Mrs. A.L.A. She [?] & her 3 children - 11, 9, & 6 yrs old work at flow...

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Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Dr. John Scott Mrs. Harrison's father, aged 89, at work in the Pension Office, for A.P.A., Nov. 16.

Dr. John Scott Mrs. Harrison's father, aged 89, at work in the Pension...

Dr. John Scott working at a desk in the Pension Office. In album: Pinkey's blue book, or, The indigo agonies of a photographic amateur, no. 17. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Hotel Pension la Tete Noire, somewhere in Europe, with horses and carriages in foreground]

[Hotel Pension la Tete Noire, somewhere in Europe, with horses and car...

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[Inaugural ball in the Pension Building during the inauguration of Benjamin Harrison]

[Inaugural ball in the Pension Building during the inauguration of Ben...

Photograph of periodical illustration. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Old Pension Office Building, Washington, D.C.: interior - court, 1921

Old Pension Office Building, Washington, D.C.: interior - court, 1921

J245714 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash. Bldgs., US Govt.; Shelf.

Townsened pardoned. Washington, D.C., April 18. Newspapermen, photographers and court attaches surround Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old-age pension planner, as he displays his pardon from a 30-day jail sentence from President Roosevelt today. The pardon for the sentence he received for contempt of the House of Representatives arrived as Dr. Townsend made ready to leave for the D.C., Jail, 4/18/38

Townsened pardoned. Washington, D.C., April 18. Newspapermen, photogra...

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Woman in dilapidated old house in the Mount Washington district of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. She is blind in one eye and her other one is going bad to0. She expressed the hope that she would lose her sight completely so she could get some money from blind pension

Woman in dilapidated old house in the Mount Washington district of Bea...

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Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washingto...

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

Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Civil War bas relief on the Pension Building, 401 F St., NW, Washingto...

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

The Inaugural Ball-room - from President Roosevelt's box - Pension Building, Washin[g]ton, D.C.

The Inaugural Ball-room - from President Roosevelt's box - Pension Bui...

H61324 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7659.

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Ofc. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Pension Ofc. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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E.B. Simonds Pension Ofc., [5/1/20]

E.B. Simonds Pension Ofc., [5/1/20]

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Twenty-two million people behind Dr. Townsend, he says. Dr. Francis E. Townsend, right, author of the $200 a month pension bill, chats with Rep. John. S. McGroarty, D. of Calif., as doctor waited to give testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee. Dr. Townsend advocates a payment of $200 a month to all people over 60 years of age. He says 20,000,000 are behind him in his plan. Rep. McGroarty introduced the bill in the House. The administration also is supporting a pension bill, but one which calls for a much smaller payment. 2/1/35

Twenty-two million people behind Dr. Townsend, he says. Dr. Francis E....

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A home for the old folks. Old age pension advocates get together, frame a bill and introduce it into the house. Rep. John Steven McGroaty, D. of Calif., standing, introduced the Townsend pension bill which calls for $200 a month for all over 65 years of age. Rep. John M. Costello, D. of Calif., is seated on the left, and Dr. Francis Everett Townsend, author of the pension plan, is on the right, 1/16/35

A home for the old folks. Old age pension advocates get together, fram...

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