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President of firm under investigation today. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. J.P. Ripley, President of the Harriman, Ripley, & Co. currently under investigation by the Monopoly Committee which today began a study of banking practices

President of firm under investigation today. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12...

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A lone rower practices "sculling" beneath the 1897 Strawberry Mansion Bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A lone rower practices "sculling" beneath the 1897 Strawberry Mansion ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Schuylkill is Dutch for "Hidden Stream." Title, date, s... More

[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder, ranting to a crowd of Chinese Buddhist worshippers)]

[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Jap...

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Government regulation needed to insure Detroit steady supply of milk, Monopoly Committee told. Washington, D.C., May 2. Kenneth L. Vardon, President of the United Dairy Workers Union of Detroit, today told the Temporary National Economic Committee that some form of government regulation must be imposed to insure Detroit a steady supply of milk at a just price to the consumer, the distributor, and the farmer. He charged that the practices of George A. Johnson, independent dealer, serving six per cent of the city, were such that they 'are seriously endangering the supply of fluid milk for Detroit.' Vardon said that Johnson shops with various farmers to get the lowest possible prices but refuses to pay prevailing wage standards

Government regulation needed to insure Detroit steady supply of milk, ...

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Monopoly Committee studies milk marketing practices. Hears Co-op manager. Washington, D.C., May 1. B.F. Beach, Secretary Manager of the Michigan Milk Producers' Association was the first witness today before the reopened hearings by the Temporary National Economic Committee. The Committee heard Beach describe the marketing agreements entered into by his organization, a cooperative, which, he stated, guarantee a market for all members

Monopoly Committee studies milk marketing practices. Hears Co-op manag...

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Evidence displayed to Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., April 27. A bloody bullet-torn undershirt was displayed to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today by Thomas Ferguson, coal miner union Representative, to suport his story of having been shot last January by Harland County deputy sheriffs. He admitted that he could not identify the group of deputies who fired the shots, one of which was soft-nosed bullet that entered his shoulder and came out in the back. The Committee is investigating labor practices in "Bloody" Harlan County, Ky., coal regions, 4/27/1937

Evidence displayed to Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., April 27. A ...

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Cynthia's complete dress spells style plus conservation. By obtaining best quality for least money, Cynthia practices one important war saving: quality wears longer. To twist a turban, Cynthia bought an extra half-yard of material; thus she has a complete costume from a minumum of material. With charming results Cynthia has contributed to the billion yard fabric saving announced by WPB (War Production Board)

Cynthia's complete dress spells style plus conservation. By obtaining ...

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Ousted TVA Chairman tells his story. Washington, D.C., May 25. Appearing as the first witness before the Joint Congressional TVA Investigating Committee today, Dr. Arthur E. Morgan deposed Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, declared that his two co-directors had engaged in "misrepresentations and hypocrisy", but made no effort to show they had been guilty of corrupt practices. he is pictured with Senator Vic Donahey, (left) Chairman, and Rep. James M. Mead, CO-Chairman of the committee, 5/5/38

Ousted TVA Chairman tells his story. Washington, D.C., May 25. Appeari...

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Fair employment practices in defense industries. A poster distributed by the OEM (Office of Emergency Management) Labor Division and the President's Committe on Fair Employment Practice to war plants and employment offices throughout the United States

Fair employment practices in defense industries. A poster distributed ...

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Hex, symbolizing person's spirit, thrown in the road for devil to be decoyed. Used in Bon practices, Sikkim

Hex, symbolizing person's spirit, thrown in the road for devil to be d...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 012 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Humorous pictures showing Chinese religious practices (may include Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder, seated in front in bottom cartoon)]

[Humorous pictures showing Chinese religious practices (may include Ra...

Signed on block by artist on left, includes chop. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nisshinsensō shōraku gakai : Comics of the Sino-Ja... More

Wall Streeter and occassional Administration Advisor opens new monopoly phase. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. W. Averill Harriman, Wall Street Financier and often an advisor to the Administration, together with his partner, J.P. Ripley, spent the morning before the TNEC's newest investigation into banking practices. They are shown here with the Chairman of the Monopoly Committee, Sen. Joseph O'Mahoney. Left to right: Sen. O'Mahoney, Ripley, and Harriman

Wall Streeter and occassional Administration Advisor opens new monopol...

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Wash. D.C. Cross examiner. Rep. Frederick R. Lehlbach (R. of N.J.) of the House Rules Lobby Investigation snapped as he fired questions regarding lobbying and vote influencing practices, at Thomas G. Corcoran, New Deal Brain Tester, who has been accused of using pressure on Rep. Ralph Brewster's vote on the recent Utility "death sentence." 7/10/35

Wash. D.C. Cross examiner. Rep. Frederick R. Lehlbach (R. of N.J.) of ...

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The FSA (Farm Security Administration) is helping more than five hundred fifty thousand needy farm families to gain a greater degree of security. It aids them in adopting the most modern and efficient farm practices. Typical of the practical farm methods the FSA encourages these families to adopt is that of milk testing. Black Hawk County, Iowa

The FSA (Farm Security Administration) is helping more than five hundr...

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A guest practices lassoing at Eaton's Dude Ranch, Wyoming

A guest practices lassoing at Eaton's Dude Ranch, Wyoming

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

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

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Rep. Maury Maverick. Determined [...] Rep. Maury Maverick, D.of Tex., was one of the determined witnesses who offered opinions regarding the practices of utility holding companies in their lobby activities in connection with the recent Utility "death sentence"

Rep. Maury Maverick. Determined [...] Rep. Maury Maverick, D.of Tex., ...

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Speaks at C of C meeting. Washington, D.C., April 29. During a discussion of banking practices at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting today, Raymond N. Ball, Rochester banker and head of the New York State Bankers' Association, accused bankers of being swayed by "prejudice, custom and self interest" rather than "intelligent reasoning based on facts," 4/29/1937

Speaks at C of C meeting. Washington, D.C., April 29. During a discuss...

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At county 4-H Club meeting members from one community put on a one act play in which Farmer Brown was tried and indicted for "cruelty to his farm." His neighbors testified to his spurning of soil conservation practices, etc. District attorney is shown charging the jury. Eufaula, Oklahoma

At county 4-H Club meeting members from one community put on a one act...

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High school Victory Corps. At Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, California, one of the Victory Corps activities is the girls' rifle team, which practices on the rifle range in the school's basement

High school Victory Corps. At Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, Cali...

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Chicago, Illinois. At home "Red" practices on the Vibraharp with the assistance of his son Edmund

Chicago, Illinois. At home "Red" practices on the Vibraharp with the a...

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FCC told in B.C. programs cost 1000,000,000 million dollars yearly. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Testifying at the Federal Communications Investigation of Purported Monopolistic Practices in the Radio Industry today, John F. Royal, NBC Vice President in charge of programs, said the programs carried by NBC cost 1000,000,000 dollars annually. Royal said this figure included programs picked up from foreign stations

FCC told in B.C. programs cost 1000,000,000 million dollars yearly. Wa...

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[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder, ranting to a crowd of Chinese Buddhist worshippers)]

[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Jap...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Doesn't like lynchings. Rep. Carolina O'Day, D. of N.Y., giving a woman's viewpoint to the hearings on the Anti-Lynching Bill before the Senate Judiciary sub-committee said "Women do not need nor want to be protected by such a barbarous practices." 2/14

Doesn't like lynchings. Rep. Carolina O'Day, D. of N.Y., giving a woma...

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C.I.O. Chief endorses wage-hour bill. Washington, D.C. June 7. The Black-Connery Wage-and-Hour bill received the endorsement of John L. Lewis Chairman of the Committee for Industrial Organization, as he appeared before the Senate and House Labor Committees. He recommended the setting of a 40-cents-per-hour wage and a five-day, 35-hour week. At the same time he opposed what he called "wage fixin" contrary to " American precedents and practices". 6/7/37

C.I.O. Chief endorses wage-hour bill. Washington, D.C. June 7. The Bla...

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Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, practices for perfect form in the ticklish art of grenade throwing

Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at ...

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Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Restaurant, outside the annual Texas Polka Festival in Schulenburg, Texas

Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Resta...

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 P... More

Discuss stock market situation. Washington, D.C., Oct. 19. The Board of governors of the Federal Reserve System met today to discuss the current slump in the stock market. The board, with its control of margin requirements, and the Securities Exchange Cimmission, with its power over trading practices, now are the focal points of possible federal action. In the photograph, left to right: M.S. Szymczak, John McKee, Ronald Ransom, Vice Chairman; Marriner Eccles, Chairman; and Chester C. Davis. 10/19/37

Discuss stock market situation. Washington, D.C., Oct. 19. The Board o...

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Salt trough. Cruzen Ranch, Valley County, Idaho. This trough can be lashed to horse and dragged to other locations. Notice that grass is not tramped down around trough. AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) has borrowed plans for this trough and expects to make its use one of their standard practices in this section

Salt trough. Cruzen Ranch, Valley County, Idaho. This trough can be la...

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Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Restaurant, outside the annual Texas Polka Festival in Schulenburg, Texas

Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Resta...

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 P... More

Movie star before senate committee. Washington, D.C., April 3. The S.R.O. sign was hung out today at the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing as Robert Montgomery, movie star, appeared to express his opposition to a bill designed to prohibit "Block booking" and "Blind selling" two trade practices which curb the discretion that a movie house owner has in selecting pictures to be shown in his community. Speaking as a former President of the Screen Actors Guild, Montgomery told the Committee that the Guild and their lawyers have come to the very definite conclusion that if the bill should become a law it would cut in half the production schedules of the Motion Picture Industry. 4-3- 39

Movie star before senate committee. Washington, D.C., April 3. The S.R...

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Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime Union. He is from New York. Alderman Earl B. Dickerson of Chicago, a member of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practices; and Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board. These two men came in on an appointment arranged by Phil

Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime ...

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Cynthia's complete dress spells style plus conservation. By obtaining best quality for least money, Cynthia practices one important war saving: quality wears longer. To twist a turban, Cynthia bought an extra half-yard of material; thus she has a complete costume from a minumum of material. With charming results Cynthia has contributed to the billion yard fabric saving announced by WPB (War Production Board)

Cynthia's complete dress spells style plus conservation. By obtaining ...

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Milk-testing is one way of gauging the value of different feeding practices. As the milk tester for the Triple B Association stays overnight with each family, he has time to go carefully into the farmer's feed program with him and work out the best method. Black Hawk County, Iowa

Milk-testing is one way of gauging the value of different feeding prac...

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Hayes office General Counsel protests Neely Bill to regulate movie sales. Washington, D.C., April 3. Charles C. Pettijohn, general counsel for the Hayes office, movieland's self-censoring group, was on of the first witnesses before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee which heard actor Robert Montgomery this morning. Gesturing wildly, he eloquently pleaded against passage of Senator Neely's bill to prohibit 'block booking' and 'blind selling', movie trade practices which remove theater owner's choice in selecting his movie bill. He offered to bring Walt Disney before the Committee to prove the disastrous effects of the bill if made law, saying that the biggest hits are seldom expected by either producers or theater managers. General Hollywood expert opinion was that 'Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs' would never sell, he said. 4-3-39

Hayes office General Counsel protests Neely Bill to regulate movie sal...

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[Officer Richard Perry practices basic Spanish phrases using phonetic syllables written on blackboard] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.

[Officer Richard Perry practices basic Spanish phrases using phonetic ...

New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Boomerang throwing is hobby of Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., July 13. Favorite exercise and hobby of Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is boomerang throwing. He practices daily with a number of his cronies in Potomac Park and has become quite adept in the handling of the weapon which was originated by the Australian Aborigines

Boomerang throwing is hobby of Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, D...

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Agriculture being still the predominant occupation in the Valley, the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) programs included a demonstration of good agricultural practices. The barn shown here was built in the course of such programs and served the double purpose of demonstration and the provision of pasteurized milk for construction employees

Agriculture being still the predominant occupation in the Valley, the ...

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Washington, D.C. Sally Dessez, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, getting a suggestion from her aunt on the improvement of her technique as she practices the piano at home

Washington, D.C. Sally Dessez, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School...

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Back Senate bills proposing licensing of corporations operating in interstate commerce. Washington, D.C., Nov. 26. Both Senators Joseph A. O'Mahoney (left) of Wyoming, and William E. Borah, of Idaho, have introduced bills in the Senate requiring that corporations which operate in interstate commerce take out federal charters. The bills are aimed to reach objectives of NRA and the pending Wage-Hour Bill--that is, fair-trade practices in industry and protection of the worker from over-long hours and oppressive wages--but in a simpler fashion. Senators Borah and O'Mahoney are seeking agreement on the form of a bill, with the aim, if possible, of merging their individual measures, 11/26/37

Back Senate bills proposing licensing of corporations operating in int...

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Confer with President on anti-trust matters. Washington, D.C., June 24. William O. Douglas, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Left; and Robert Jackson, Solicitor General, photographed after leaving the White House today where they conferred with the President on anti-trust matters, preliminary to the government inquiry into monopolistic business practices, 6/24/38

Confer with President on anti-trust matters. Washington, D.C., June 24...

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Murphy bestows blessing upon LaFollette bill. Washington, D.C., June 2. Attorney General Frank Murphy today put in one of his rare appearances upon the Hill to endorse a bill proposed by Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. to outlaw oppressive labor practices. He proposed, however, two amendments to the bill to clearly state that company guards with criminal records be declared illegal, and that suits to restrain oppressive labor practices be filed through the Justice Department rather than the Labor Department. Left to righ: Murphy, Senator LaFollette and Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah, member of the Subcommittee which heard Murphy

Murphy bestows blessing upon LaFollette bill. Washington, D.C., June 2...

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Rochester, New York. Earl Babcock watching while Howard, his brother, in his Boy Scout uniform, practices tying knots

Rochester, New York. Earl Babcock watching while Howard, his brother, ...

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In convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York. September 21, 1776. Whereas divers of the inhabitants of this State have by the wicked arts and insiduous and corrupt practices of William Tryon, Esq; late Governor of the Colony of

In convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York. Septemb...

Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Restaurant, outside the annual Texas Polka Festival in Schulenburg, Texas

Accordionist Valina Polka practices on a balcony at Sengelmann's Resta...

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 P... More

Madison, Wisconsin. Farm short course school at the University of Wisconsin. Interest in rural culture and customs is stimulated at the school. This class in rural society often practices square dances

Madison, Wisconsin. Farm short course school at the University of Wisc...

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Madison, Wisconsin. Farm short course school at the University of Wisconsin. Interest in rural culture and customs is stimulated at the school. This class in rural society often practices square dances

Madison, Wisconsin. Farm short course school at the University of Wisc...

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Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, practices for perfect form in the ticklish art of grenade throwing

Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at ...

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[Humorous pictures showing Chinese religious practices (may include Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder, seated in front in bottom cartoon)]

[Humorous pictures showing Chinese religious practices (may include Ra...

Signed on block by artist on left, includes chop. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nisshinsensō shōraku gakai : Comics of the Sino-Ja... More

By His Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury, His Majesty's Capt. General and Governour in chief of the Province of New York ... A proclamation. Whereas I am credibly informed that Thomas Weaver Esq ... hath by many fraudulent and indirect practices,

By His Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury, His Majesty's Capt. General an...

Evans 1085.; On verso: 1206, XLVI P.R.O., September 8, 1702, Cal. 1206 XLVI. Evans 1085. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML... More

In convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York. September 21, 1776. Whereas divers of the inhabitants of this State have by the wicked arts and insiduous and corrupt practices of William Tryon, Esq; late Governor of the Colony of

In convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York. Septemb...