Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress

library of congress

united states history

district of columbia

glass negatives

washington dc

areas

command and control systems

responsibility

public
50 media by topic ∙ page 1 of 1
Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Herz...

Shows IFOR sectors, Dayton Agreement line, Muslim-Croat Federation, and Republika Srpska. "738255 (R00855) 1-96." 10,000-m. UTM grid, zones 33 and 34. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

Labor Department and CIO at President's coal dispute conference. Washington, D.C., May 9. As the two month old labor dispute of the coal fields moved from New York to the National Capitol today, when the president made a move to settle the differences in the role of mediator, John L. Lewis, President of the C.I.O., charging responsibility for the dispute upon the Labor Department and the administration, Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor and James Dewey, Labor Department conciliator blaming the operators, all entered the White House this morning to try to settle the dispute before an acute shortage of coal occurs

Labor Department and CIO at President's coal dispute conference. Washi...

A black and white photo of three men and a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nurse training. Post-operative care of patients is part of every nurse's responsibility. This nurse is showing a patient, recovering from a mastectomy, how to exercise her arm properly

Nurse training. Post-operative care of patients is part of every nurse...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman, nurse, caring, hospital, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

AF of L meets to try to solve WPA strikes. Washington, D.C., July 12. William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, today pledged to presidents of 103 unions to do everything in the federation's power to persuade Congress to rescind the new wage provisions that reduced hourly rates. He disclaimed AF of L responsibility for the strikes of 77,000 WPA employees and the sympathy strike of some member unions

AF of L meets to try to solve WPA strikes. Washington, D.C., July 12. ...

A black and white photo of a man standing at a podium. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daughter of late Chief Justice urges isolation of U.S. from foreign conflicts. Washington, D.C., April 21. Mrs. Helen Taft Manning, daughter of the late Chief Justice Taft, today urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to isolate the United States from foreign conflicts. She said she felt that provisions of the present Neutrality Act should be made mandatory, and that Congress should share with the president the responsibility of deciding whether there is or is not a state of war in any part of the world

Daughter of late Chief Justice urges isolation of U.S. from foreign co...

A woman sitting at a table in front of a microphone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Responsible post. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. A post, which probably carries with it more responsibility than any other in the field of aviation, is held by Richard C. Gazley, New Chief of the Safety and Planning Division of the Bureau of Air Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce. All problems relating to aircraft, airports, air transport, education, international relations, power plants, and radio development come under his direct supervision. One of the most important phases of his job is the developing and testing of all new safety devices for aircraft. In this picture, Gazley is shown inspecting an audio meter for testing radio receiving apparatus.

Responsible post. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. A post, which probably c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Collects RFC loans. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Responsibility for the collection of loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation falls on the shoulders if Henry A. Mulligan, Treasurer of the agency. How well he has done his job is indicated by the record of the last few months that shows that repayment of loans to the RFC has exceeded its disbursements. Mulligan was born in Newburgh, West Virginia., but now claims Wilmington, Del., as his home

Collects RFC loans. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Responsibility for the ...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"We have a responsibility to the victims of crime and violence ..." Robert F. Kennedy

"We have a responsibility to the victims of crime and violence ..." Ro...

Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 2002." "Based on Unified Command Plan 30 April 2002." "Reprinted by NIMA 04-03." Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NIMA ref. no. 1107XWOR135WAOR." Available also through t... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Speculation in food, Washington, D.C. Sept. 29. When the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 took effect last week, the responsibility for their enforcement was put in the hands of Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, who for eleven years has administered the preceding legislation, the Grain Futures Act. Born in Ohio in 1873 Dr. Duvel was associated with the Food Administration in that agency's New York office

Speculation in food, Washington, D.C. Sept. 29. When the provisions of...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leaders of Boy Scout National Jamboree Washington D.C. June 30. Upon the shoulders of these men rests the responsibility of caring for the 30,000 Boy Scouts from all parts of the world now encamped in the Capitol for the National Jamboree. In the photograph, left to right: Daniel T. McMannus, Representative of the Canadian Boy Scouts; E.S. Martin, Director of Public Information; E.U. Goodman, National Director of Programs; Walter W. Head, national President; Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive and founder of the U.S. Boy Scouts; Arthur A. Schuck, National Director of Operations; and Harold F. Pote, National Director of Personnel. 6/30/37

Leaders of Boy Scout National Jamboree Washington D.C. June 30. Upon t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company plant in Cleveland approved this pledge card. The signing of each card impressed the worker with his individual responsibility for the success of the drive. Many other plants have used similar pledges and many plants forward these signed pledges to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), as a gesture of their commitment to increase production

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westin...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility

"The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility

A satire on Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," the pejorative name given his informal circle of close advisors. The print appeared during the heated controversy incited by Jackson's discontinuation of federal ... More

Civilian defense. The heat is on this captain, in charge of the demonstration message center at the huge October civilian defense show in Madison Square Garden, New York. His responsibility is the efficient handling of information for defense workers in his area. At headquarters, constantly in touch with developments throughout the city by telephone and radio, this message taker is receiving a report

Civilian defense. The heat is on this captain, in charge of the demons...

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

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care at the Greenwich House on Saturdays and after school hours, returning to this community center after a trip to the zoo or some other place of interest. A marked sense of group responsibility is manifest as they go through New York City's densest traffic zone safely

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, who receive day care ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"We have a responsibility to the victims of crime and violence ..." Robert F. Kennedy

"We have a responsibility to the victims of crime and violence ..." Ro...

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wants to be G-man to stop shipping graft. Ewing Y. Mitchell, ousted Ass't Sec. of Commerce, asks President Roosevelt for an appointment as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General with the responsibility for cleaning up graft and waste in the Department of Commerce. He wants a salary of $1 a year. He wrote to the president that the present administration faces a shipping scandal comparable to the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal, 6/18/35

Wants to be G-man to stop shipping graft. Ewing Y. Mitchell, ousted As...

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

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 2005." "Based on Unified Command Plan 1 March 2005." Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NGA ref. no. 1107XWOR060WAOR." Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More

Secretary of Treasury Mellon and model of showing new buildings Uncle Sam will erect. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, who is chairman with the responsibility for the new government building Uncle Sam will erect in Washington and which will make the National Capital the finest Capital in the world. [...] is shown with the model for the new building program which he displayed to President Hoover and other high officials of the Government at a meeting at the United States Chamber of Commerce

Secretary of Treasury Mellon and model of showing new buildings Uncle ...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Just before the battle. Washington D.C., July 12. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, [...]ing, gets a haircut and shave today in the barbershop before going on the Senate floor [...] the Administration Court Bill. [...] Leader Joseph T. Robinson, O'Mahoney charged responsibility for delay rests on the desk of [...] from Arkansas and no place else, 7/12/37

Just before the battle. Washington D.C., July 12. Senator Joseph C. O'...

Public domain photograph, 1910s-1920s portrait, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Voters! You are called upon to express your views of the liquor traffic. On the first Monday in June, if you wish to have intoxicating drinks sold -- under sanction of law--- at your own responsibility, you will vote "License;" if not, "No licen

Voters! You are called upon to express your views of the liquor traffi...

On recto, copy 3: June 4th 1853. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... More

Wife of Secretary of State greets Mary Pickford as both are guests of newspaper women. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Secretary of State, greets Mary Pickford, America's movie sweetheart for more than a decade, as both were honor guests of the Women's National Press Club at a luncheon today. Miss Pickford delivered a talk, 'America's Responsibility in Preserving Peace,' to the members of the club following the luncheon

Wife of Secretary of State greets Mary Pickford as both are guests of ...

A black and white photo of two women shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senate committee told labor unions must accept responsibility in construction industry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Labor Unions must accept their responsibility in the construction industry, Charles G. Meyer, Wayside, Long Island, builder, told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee today. He testified on the proposed Housing Act amendments. Asked the most effective way to place that responsibility, Meyer replied, "I would like to take labor into a partnership for the life of the project" 12937

Senate committee told labor unions must accept responsibility in const...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Garage and automobile of small vegetable farmer near Santa Maria, Texas. This farmer said that he found Mexican labor satisfactory. He indicated that the white farmers in this section felt a definite responsibility to the Mexican and saw that he was cared for in bad seasons. He said that two years ago when the vegetable market was off the farmers in this vicinity pitched in and helped feed the Mexicans. He explained that while there was always plenty of fruits and vegetables for the Mexicans that it was impossible for them to subsist on them. They require red beans and corn

Garage and automobile of small vegetable farmer near Santa Maria, Texa...

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

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 1996." "Based on unclassified Unified Command Plan, 17 January 1996." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica.

Miss Kate M. Gordon is president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference, and editor of the "New Southern Citizen." Miss Gordon some years ago visited Oregon and held suffrage meetings in this state. She says concerning party responsibility, "We believe that the first step in our campaign is to get the Democratic Party to commit itself to suffrage. We believe this is an essential step before any of the state legislatures will submit."

Miss Kate M. Gordon is president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage...

Title transcribed from image. Summary: Formal portrait, head and shoulders, Kate M. Gordon, president of Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference, wearing dark, open-collared dress. A note on the verso of the ... More

Revenue agents meet with Treasury officials. Washington, D.C., May 12. Internal Revenue agents from 37 key cities in the United States and Alaska began a four-day conference today with treasury officials to devise means of expediting and improving field audits of income tax returns. Secretary Morgenthau told the conferees that they had a big responsibility in connection with federal financing and budget balancing. It was their job, he said, to see that the government got its revenue. In the photograph, left to right: (seated ) Guy T. Helvering, U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of Treasury; Charles T. Russell, Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Milton C. Carter, Assistant to the Commissioner. Back row, left to right: W.A. Holt, Oklahoma City; W.L. McBride, Chicago; George E. Neal, Detroit; R.T. Miles, Buffalo; D.W. Reynolds, Milwaukee; John R. Kirk, Cleveland, 5/12/1937

Revenue agents meet with Treasury officials. Washington, D.C., May 12....

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

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 2005." "Based on Unified Command Plan 1 March 2005." Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NGA ref. no. 1107XWOR135WAOR." Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More

Speculation in food, Washington, D.C. Sept. 29. When the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 took effect last week, the responsibility for their enforcement was put in the hands of Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, who for eleven years has administered the preceding legislation, the Grain Futures Act. Born in Ohio in 1873 Dr. Duvel was associated with the Food Administration in that agency's New York office

Speculation in food, Washington, D.C. Sept. 29. When the provisions of...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Watchdog of senate folding room has 'crop control' of own. Washington, D.C., Dec. 3. Since 1900 John W. 'Happy' Deards has been foreman of the Senate folding room which carries with it the responsibility of guarding thousands of volumes of Senate records including congressional records, agriculture yearbooks, senatorial eulogies, I.C.C. reports and books on horses and cattle. He is now wrestling with the problem of finding space for the harvest of 1938 agricultural yearbooks--35,000 volumes--shown under his feet and all around him. Deards says the books on horses and cattle which the government published in 1892 are still the most in demand of any others in the huge collection

Watchdog of senate folding room has 'crop control' of own. Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 1998." "Based on Unified Command Plan, 19 January 1998." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NSN 7... More

State of Minnesota Executive department. Proclamation ... I, Joseph A. A. Burnquist, Governor of Minnesota, realizing that the assuming on the part of our people of an increased responsibility in this matter will result in many benefits to our s

State of Minnesota Executive department. Proclamation ... I, Joseph A....

Proclamation.; On verso: {stamp} D. of D. Oct 18 1920. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Por... More

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 2002." "Based on Unified Command Plan 30 April 2002." "Reprinted by NIMA 08-03." Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NIMA ref. no. 1107XWOR060WAOR." Available also through t... More

Ickes asks for full control of Bonneville Dan project. Washington, D.C., July 18. In an appearance before the House Rivers and Harbors Committee today, Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes asked congress to give him full control over the Bonneville Dam project in Oregon. He said he favored a bill introduced by Rep. Walter Pierce because the Secretary of Interior was "charged with the responsibility of the Bonneville project but was without authority to appoint authorities at the project, excepting only the Administrator." Ickes added he felt he should also be permitted to appoint the subordinates as well as the administrator, 7/18/39

Ickes asks for full control of Bonneville Dan project. Washington, D.C...

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

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the form of debt statement to show a balance. Bankrupts the treasury and brings on the panic. The responsibility fixed. Out of his own mouth he is condemned. [n. p. 1893?].

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the f...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 239, Folder 7.

WPA trouble shooter. Washington, D.C., Feb. 10. Responsibility for who gets fired when the present works progress administration appropriation runs out in June will fall upon the shoulders of Dean Brimhall, trouble shooter and handyman for WPA. His real title is Director of the Section on Employment Problems of the WPA but when he is not taking the rap from angry Congressmen, Union disputants, kickers, fixers, etc., Brimhall is experting and editing administration outputs on labor relations and employment. A native of Utah, he is a graduate of the Brigham Young University, 2-10-39

WPA trouble shooter. Washington, D.C., Feb. 10. Responsibility for who...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, enrolled in a day care program at Greenwich House, tidying up after a rest period, no fresh activity being undertaken until blankets, play things or work materials have been cleaned away. They learn to feel individual responsibility for leaving things as they find them

New York, New York. Children of working mothers, enrolled in a day car...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Hercegovina : 16 February 1996.

Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Herc...

Shows IFOR sectors, Dayton Agreement line, Muslim-Croat Federation, and Republika Srpska. "738470 (R00855) 2-96." 10,000-m. UTM grid, zones 33 and 34. Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 2000." "Reprinted by NIMA 9-00." "Based on Unified Command Plan 1999." Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NSN 7643014322242." Available also through the Library of Congress... More

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 1999." "Based on Unified Command Plan 1999." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica. "NSN 7643014322247."

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the form of debt statement to show a balance. Bankrupts the treasury and brings on the panic. The responsibility fixed. Out of his own mouth he is condemned. [n. p. 1893?].

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the f...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 239, Folder 7.

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the form of debt statement to show a balance. Bankrupts the treasury and brings on the panic. The responsibility fixed. Out of his own mouth he is condemned. [n. p. 1893?].

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the f...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 239, Folder 7.

Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Implementation Force (IFOR) areas of responsibility in Bosnia and Herc...

Shows IFOR sectors, Dayton Agreement line, Muslim-Croat Federation, and Republika Srpska. Relief shown by shading. "738228 (R00855) 1-96." Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the form of debt statement to show a balance. Bankrupts the treasury and brings on the panic. The responsibility fixed. Out of his own mouth he is condemned. [n. p. 1893?].

Harrison panic. He makes way with the Cleveland surplus. Changes the f...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 239, Folder 7.

The people putting responsibility to the test or the downfall of the kitchen cabinet and collar presses

The people putting responsibility to the test or the downfall of the k...

A prediction of dire consequences to follow from Jackson's withdrawal of federal funds from the Bank of the United States, initiated late in 1833. The artist is harshly critical of Jackson's move to distribute... More

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

Collects RFC loans. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Responsibility for the collection of loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation falls on the shoulders if Henry A. Mulligan, Treasurer of the agency. How well he has done his s job is indicated by the record of the last few months that shows that repayment of loans to the RFC has exceeded its disbursements. Mulligan was born in Newburgh, West Virginia., but now claims Wilmington, Del., as his home

Collects RFC loans. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Responsibility for the ...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

The world with commanders' areas of responsibility /

"Map information as of 1996." "Based on unclassified Unified Command Plan, 17 January 1996." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes insets of Arctic region and Antarctica.