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PROGRESSIVES LEADERS CALL ON WILSON: JUDGE ALBERT R. NORTONI, ST. LOUIS; J. A. HOPKINS, NEW JERSEY; HENRY M. WALLACE, DETROIT; VANCE McCORMICK; WILSON; BAINBRIDGE COLBY, NEW JERSEY; MATTHEW HALE, MASSACHUSETTS; SEC. TUMULTY

PROGRESSIVES LEADERS CALL ON WILSON: JUDGE ALBERT R. NORTONI, ST. LOUI...

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Coolidge & Sec. Work with Com. on Patent Office conditions, 10/6/24

Coolidge & Sec. Work with Com. on Patent Office conditions, 10/6/24

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Sec. Wilbur with Com. Rogers & crew of P.N.A., [9/30/25]

Sec. Wilbur with Com. Rogers & crew of P.N.A., [9/30/25]

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Sec. Work & Chas. W. Waterman, [1/27/25]

Sec. Work & Chas. W. Waterman, [1/27/25]

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Ass't. Sec. Brown & Crop Control board members, 9/10/37

Ass't. Sec. Brown & Crop Control board members, 9/10/37

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PAN AMERICAN TRADE MEETING AT WILLARD HOTEL. CALLED BY JOHN BARRETT. CLARENCE OWEN; GEN. CHAMORRO; UNIDENTIFIED; MINISTER CESPEDES OF CUBA; 3 UNIDENTIFIED; MINISTER MENDEZ; UNIDENTIFIED AT REAR; MINISTER DE PENA; UNIDENTIFIED AT REAR; SEC. REDFIELD; UNIDENTIFIED AT REAR; MINISTER PEZET; UNIDENTIFIED; FRONT; UNIDENTIFIED REAR; JOHN BARRETT; PRIVATE SECRETARY TO SEC. BRYAN; UNIDENTIFIED

PAN AMERICAN TRADE MEETING AT WILLARD HOTEL. CALLED BY JOHN BARRETT. C...

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SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON, WITH SEC. LANSING

SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON, WITH SEC. LANSING

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. FOREIGN OFFICERS DECORATED BY SEC. BAKER

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. FOREIGN OFFICERS DECORATED BY SEC. BAKER

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Swearing in of Asst. Sec. of Ag. R.W. Dunlap, 4/1/25

Swearing in of Asst. Sec. of Ag. R.W. Dunlap, 4/1/25

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L to r: Sen. John G. Townsend, R. of Del.; Owen D. Young of General Electric, Sec. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia at bank bill swearing. 5-31-35

L to r: Sen. John G. Townsend, R. of Del.; Owen D. Young of General El...

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Republican leaders from large cities meet with Chairman Hamilton. Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. Republican leaders from the nation's cities of 500,000 population or over met with Chairman John Hamilton today to discuss plans for the 1938 Congressional elections. Left to right, seated: Carroll L. Meins, President Republican City Committee of Boston; John Hamilton, Chairman of Republican National Committee; John Breining, Sec. Wayne County (Detroit) Republican Committee, standing; left to right: Bees H. Davis, Chairman Cuyahoga (Cleveland) County Republican Committee; Leo E. Anderson, Chairman Los Angeles County Republican Committee; L.M. Peckham, Chairman San Francisco County Republican Comm.; Fred W. Pape, Chairman St. Louis, Republican Comm. 9/21/37

Republican leaders from large cities meet with Chairman Hamilton. Wash...

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Signing New York milk marketing order Washington, D.C., Aug. 26. Sec. of Agriculture Henry Wallace Center; Commissioner Holton V. Noyes, right; of the New York Department of Agriculture, and F.R. Wilcox, director of the AAA division of marketing and marketing agreements, are looking over the Federal Milk Marketing order for the New York metropolitan marketing area. This order, which was approved by more that 70 percent of dairymen supplying the New York City market with milk in a referendum held recently throughout the New York milkshed, establishes uniform minimum prices to be paid dairymen handlers. The marketing agreement program affects about 10 million people who get an average daily supply of about 6 and a half million quarts of milk from the New York milkshed, 8/26/38

Signing New York milk marketing order Washington, D.C., Aug. 26. Sec. ...

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Navy opens bids for battle wagons. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. The Navy opened bids today on construction of three 35,000 ton battleships today, all bids specified that the dreadnaughts be completed within 52 months. The guns, armor plate, and other accessories to be furnished by the Government cost an estimated 15,000,000 dollars per ship. The ships are the first of that size to be built in 15 years. Seated, left. Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Sec. of the Navy Claude Swanson, right. Standing - left- Rear Admiral William G. Du Bose, Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and right- Rear Admiral Charles Conard, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 11/2/38

Navy opens bids for battle wagons. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. The Navy ...

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Sec. Ickes press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

Sec. Ickes press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Eckner and Commerce heads in conference. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Dr. Hugo Eckner of Germany has been discussing with different Dept. heads in Washington concerning the establishment of Tranoceanic travel in airships. He is shown in the photo showing Secretary of Commerce Roper and his Ass't, Col. J.M. Johnson, the possible location for an airport in the United States. Left to right: Col. J.M. Johnson, Ass't Sec. of Commerce; Dr. Hugo Eckner; and Secretary Daniel Roper

Eckner and Commerce heads in conference. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Dr...

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Noel W. Smith of Alaska, Sec. Work, and George A. Parks of Alaska at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 1/22/25

Noel W. Smith of Alaska, Sec. Work, and George A. Parks of Alaska at W...

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Sec. Wilbur at game between Scout Fleet and Fort Benning, 11/22/24

Sec. Wilbur at game between Scout Fleet and Fort Benning, 11/22/24

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Howard M. Gore being sworn in as Sec. of Ag. Dept., 11/22/24

Howard M. Gore being sworn in as Sec. of Ag. Dept., 11/22/24

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General Frank T. Hines, Eliott Wadsworth, Sec. Hoover Coolidge, J.B. Payne, Joseph Grew at Mem. Cont. Hall, [10/6/24]

General Frank T. Hines, Eliott Wadsworth, Sec. Hoover Coolidge, J.B. P...

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Swearing in of Sec. Kellogg, [3/5/25]

Swearing in of Sec. Kellogg, [3/5/25]

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Capt. Isoroku Yamamoto, Sec. Wilburn, Capt. Kiyoshi Hasegawa & Admiral Eberle, [2/17/26]

Capt. Isoroku Yamamoto, Sec. Wilburn, Capt. Kiyoshi Hasegawa & Admiral...

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A.F. of L. President protests to Roosevelt about P.W.A. labor. Washington, D.C., May 20. William Green, President of the A.F. of L. carried a protest to the president of the U.S. that a PWA order barred thousands of unemployed building workers from PWA projects because they are not actually on relief, that some of the labor unions are carrying these men, or have some other source of income other than government relief. Left to right: M.J. McDonough, Sec. Treasurer of the buildings Trade Dept. of the A.F. of L.; William Green, President; and Harry O. Dates, President of the Bricklayers Union, 5/20/1937

A.F. of L. President protests to Roosevelt about P.W.A. labor. Washing...

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Aviation, Autogino hearings at Capitol. 1. Prof. Alexander Klemin Guggenheim School of Aeronautics; 2. Rep. Andrew J. May; 3. Ass't Sec. of Navy Chas. Edison; Autogino hearings at Capitol, 4/30/38

Aviation, Autogino hearings at Capitol. 1. Prof. Alexander Klemin Gugg...

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Army demonstration of new telephone and teletype systems. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Utilizing two recent developments in electrical communication. the Army today demonstrated its ability to communicate instantaneously between its Washington Headquarters and its various units in different parts of the country. the test consisted of a long distance telephone conference call over circuits normally employed for commercial telephone service. The hookup interconnected general staff officers in Washington with commanders of the Nine-Corp areas in their respective headquarters at New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Columbus, Omaha, San Antonio, and San Francisco. Left to right: Col. Robert Eichelberger, Sec. To the General Staff; Chief of Staff General Malin Craig; and the Chief Signal Officer General J.O. Mauborgne, 2/25/38

Army demonstration of new telephone and teletype systems. Washington, ...

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House blocs battle boost and cut in new relief bill. Washington, D.C., Feb. 12. Chairman Edward Taylor, (D. Col.) of the House Appropriations Committee prepared today to meet opposition to the $250,000,000 Deficiency Relief Bill from two congressional factions, those that want to double it and those who would cut it in half. Trying to find out how the money will be obtained were left to right: Rep. Taylor; A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board; and Sec. of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, 2/12/38

House blocs battle boost and cut in new relief bill. Washington, D.C.,...

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Transamerican Counsel institute court action in effort to restrict S.E.C. inquiry. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. Just before appearing at a Securities and Exchange Commission hearing today, counsel for the Transamerican Corporation, headed by former NRA Administrator Donald Richberg and William Stanley, former Assistant Attorney General, announced they had instituted Federal court action in an effort to restrict an SEC inquiry into the affairs of the corporation. Left to right: Donald Richberg; A.P. Giannini, chairman of the board, Transamerican Corp.; L.M Giannini, president of the Transamerican Corp.; and William Stanley, 1/16/39

Transamerican Counsel institute court action in effort to restrict S.E...

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Sec'y Taft at Yale-Harvard boat race

Sec'y Taft at Yale-Harvard boat race

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SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON, WITH SEC. LANSING

SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON, WITH SEC. LANSING

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LABOR. LABOR REPS. AT WHITE HOUSE. SEATED: PRESIDENT WILSON; SEC. WILSON; SEC. HOUSTON; SEC. REDFIELD. ROGER BABSON IS STANDING 4TH LEFT OF WILSON; FRANK MORRISON IS EXTREME RIGHT IN 30047, AND 3RD FR

LABOR. LABOR REPS. AT WHITE HOUSE. SEATED: PRESIDENT WILSON; SEC. WILS...

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Sec. Wilburn, Capt. W.R. Sefton, Rear Adm. J.H. Straus, Budget officers, [9/20/24]

Sec. Wilburn, Capt. W.R. Sefton, Rear Adm. J.H. Straus, Budget officer...

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Board appointed by Sec. Wilburn to consider recent developments in aviation, 9/30/24

Board appointed by Sec. Wilburn to consider recent developments in avi...

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Sec. Mellon before House Ways & Means Com., [10/19/25]

Sec. Mellon before House Ways & Means Com., [10/19/25]

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L to r: Miss Marie Pervell, Dept. Pres.; Gwendolyn McDowell, Nat'l Sec.; Mrs. Ray Murphy; Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, Nat'l Pres.; Miss Edna McIntosh, Past Dept. Pres.; Mrs. O. Hahn, Nat'l Rehab. Chair

L to r: Miss Marie Pervell, Dept. Pres.; Gwendolyn McDowell, Nat'l Sec...

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Miss Nicie Perrell, Dept. Pres. Wash.; Gwendolyn McDowell, Natl Sec. [indap.?]; Mrs. Ray Murphy, [Sec?]; Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, Natl Pres. Club; Miss Edna McIntosh, Past Dept. Pres, Wash.; Mrs. O.W. Hahn, Natl Rehab Chair

Miss Nicie Perrell, Dept. Pres. Wash.; Gwendolyn McDowell, Natl Sec. [...

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Boy Scout Jamboree. Washington, D.C., May 21. Boy Scout officials visited the Capitol today in preparation for the Boy Scout Jamboree to be held in Washington, D.C. June 30th to July 9th, they were greeted by Senators and congressmen who will take an active part in the Jamboree. Left to right: Colin H. Livingstone, Vice Chairman and Former President; Sen.A.J. Ellender, D. of La.; Harvey Gordon, National Director of Engineering, DSA; Sen.William Gibbs McAdoo, D. of Calif.; James E. West, Pres. of Boy Scouts of America; Sec. of Commerce Dan Roper; and Rep. Sol Bloom, New York [...]

Boy Scout Jamboree. Washington, D.C., May 21. Boy Scout officials visi...

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Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania faces cameras. Washington, D.C., March 23. Lt. Gov. Thomas Kennedy of Penna. came to Washington today to transact business of the United Mine Workers Union of which he is Sec. and Treas. The reason for the cameras is that Kennedy is running for Governor of his state on the Democratic ticket, 3/23/38

Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania faces cameras. Washington, D.C., March 23. Lt...

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BLUE DEVILS (CHASSEURS ALPINE). AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT. FRONT: SEC. BAKER; MME. JUSSERAND; AMB. JUSSERAND

BLUE DEVILS (CHASSEURS ALPINE). AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT. FRONT: SEC. BA...

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Ass't. Sec. Navy Roosevelt, Sec. Weeks, Ass't. Sec. of War Davis[?], 9/12/24

Ass't. Sec. Navy Roosevelt, Sec. Weeks, Ass't. Sec. of War Davis[?], 9...

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L.G. Andrews & Ass't. Sec. of Treasury & Eliot Wadsworth, 3/25/25

L.G. Andrews & Ass't. Sec. of Treasury & Eliot Wadsworth, 3/25/25

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INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER APPOINTED FROM A DEPARTMENT AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT. SEATED: S.W. STRATTON, CHIEF, BUREAU OF STANDARDS; WILLIAM C. FITTS, ASST. ATTORNEY GENERAL; WILLIAM INGRAHAM, ASST. SEC. OF WAR; L.F. POST, ASST. SEC. OF LABOR; W.S. GIFFORD

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EAC...

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Frank B. Kellogg and Sec. Hughes, [2/27/25]

Frank B. Kellogg and Sec. Hughes, [2/27/25]

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Sec. Jardine, Thomas P. Cooper & R.M. Reese, 8/31/25

Sec. Jardine, Thomas P. Cooper & R.M. Reese, 8/31/25

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Swearing in of Asst. Sec. of War, Hanford MacNider, [10/16/25]

Swearing in of Asst. Sec. of War, Hanford MacNider, [10/16/25]

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Sec. Wilbur & Capt. W.J. Cluverius, his new aide, 2/25/26

Sec. Wilbur & Capt. W.J. Cluverius, his new aide, 2/25/26

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Sec. Weeks before House of Rep. Aircraft Com., 2/28/25

Sec. Weeks before House of Rep. Aircraft Com., 2/28/25

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Edison receives first anti-glare lamp. Washington, D.C., May 17. Charles Edison, Asst. Sec. of the Navy and son of the late Thomas A. Edison, left; was presented with the first Polaroid lighting unit, a lamp free from glaring reflection. The lamp, praised by scientists as heralding a great advance in artificial illumination, employs the regulation incandescent light source as perfeted by Thomas A. Edison but passes the light through a sheet of the new light controlling material, Polaroid, to remove the light waves responsible for refelcted glare, one of the worst visual hazards of illumination, George W. Wheelwright, 3rd. who helped in the development made the presentation, 5/14/38

Edison receives first anti-glare lamp. Washington, D.C., May 17. Charl...

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Sec'y & Mrs. Taft at New London boat race [Harvard-Yale]

Sec'y & Mrs. Taft at New London boat race [Harvard-Yale]

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CALIFORNIANS AT WHITE HOUSE: FRONT ROW: SEC. HOUSTON, LEFT IN 4908 ONLY; SEN. PERKINS; SEN. WORK; SEC. DANIELS; SEC. WILSON; SEC. McADOO; SEC. BRYAN. 2ND ROW: REPS. BAKER; STEPHENS; KAHN; CURRY; ASST SEC. OF NAVY F.D. ROOSEVELT; REP. KENT; COMMR. CAMINETTI. 3RD ROW: REPS. HAYES; KNOWLAND. TOP ROW: REPS.

CALIFORNIANS AT WHITE HOUSE: FRONT ROW: SEC. HOUSTON, LEFT IN 4908 ONL...

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EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WILSON; DANIELS J. KEEFE, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION; HYWELL DAVIES, CONCILIATOR OF LABOR DEPT.

EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WI...

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LABOR. LABOR REPS. AT WHITE HOUSE. SEATED: PRESIDENT WILSON; SEC. WILSON; SEC. HOUSTON; SEC. REDFIELD. ROGER BABSON IS STANDING 4TH LEFT OF WILSON; FRANK MORRISON IS EXTREME RIGHT IN 30047, AND 3RD FR

LABOR. LABOR REPS. AT WHITE HOUSE. SEATED: PRESIDENT WILSON; SEC. WILS...

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Sec. Jardine with Barberry eradication men, 3/24/26

Sec. Jardine with Barberry eradication men, 3/24/26

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Pres. Coolidge and Sec. Hoover [...] men at White House, [Washington, D.C., 10/7/24]

Pres. Coolidge and Sec. Hoover [...] men at White House, [Washington, ...

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Sec. Weeks before House of Rep. Aircraft Com., [2/28/25]

Sec. Weeks before House of Rep. Aircraft Com., [2/28/25]

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Sec. Jardine & Asst. Sec. Dunlap with German farm experts, 4/25/25

Sec. Jardine & Asst. Sec. Dunlap with German farm experts, 4/25/25

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Little business men meet the President. Washington, D.C., Feb. 4. President Roosevelt today met in what was described as constructive discuss on with small business leaders. He was reported to believe that some of their recommendations could be carried into effect, shown as they left the White House after the conference. Left to right, front: R.P. Hastey, Chicago; O.L. Roach, Danville, Virginia; Leslie E. Sanders, Orlando, Fla.; Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper; Bernard F. McLain, Dallas, Tex.; Howard D. North, Cleveland; Wallace D. Kimball, New York City. In the rear, left to right: D.E. McAvoy, New York City; Joseph D. Kleckner, Chicago; Asst. Sec. of Commerce Ernest Draper; W.C. Tinsley, Tampa, Fla.; James Daly, Columbus, OH; W.K. Gunter, Gaffney, N.C., 2/4/38

Little business men meet the President. Washington, D.C., Feb. 4. Pres...

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Metropolitan's Board President, President and Counsel at sensational testimony at monopoly. Washington, D.C., Feb. 9. Frederick Eckner, President of the Board of Directors, Leroy Lincoln, President of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and John Lord O'Brian, Metropolitan Counsel. At the Monopoly Hearings today, Earl Steele, agent for Metropolitan, told SEC Chairman William Douglas that policyholders' names had been forged on ballots in biennial elections by officers in the company, 2-9-39

Metropolitan's Board President, President and Counsel at sensational t...

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John E. Sloane & wife, Sec'y Daniels & wife, Thomas Edison & wife

John E. Sloane & wife, Sec'y Daniels & wife, Thomas Edison & wife

Photograph shows airplane manufacturer John Eyre Sloane (1886-1970), and his wife (Madeline Edison); Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels (1862 -1948) and his wife (Addie Worth Bagley Daniels); and Thomas Al... More

NAVY DEPARTMENT, U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT CHIEFS. HEADS: ADM. STRAUSS, CHIEF OF ORDNANCE; ADM. BENSON, CHIEF OF OPERATIONS; ADM. McLEAN, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL; H. DeB. PARSONS, CIVIL ENG.; ASST. SEC. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT; ADM. McGOWAN, PAYMASTER GENERAL; SECRETARY DANIELS; CAPT. D. WURTZBAUGH

NAVY DEPARTMENT, U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT CHIEFS. HEADS: ADM. STRAUSS, CHI...

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Signing of Russian War Loan, 1917. Shown: Constantine Onou, Russian Embassy; Frank L. Polk; Serge Ughet, Russian Embassy; Sec. McAdoo

Signing of Russian War Loan, 1917. Shown: Constantine Onou, Russian Em...

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMITTEES. NAVAL AFFAIRS. ON NAVY DEPT. STEPS. FRONT: RIORDAN, DANIEL JOSEPH, OF NY; BUTLER, THOMAS STALKER OF PA; SEC. JOSEPHUS DANIELS; PADGETT, LEMUEL PHILLIPS, OF TN, CHAIRMAN; BROWNING, WILLIAM JOHN, OF NJ; McARTHUR, CLIFTON NESMITH, OF OR. 2ND ROW: OLIVER, WILLIAM BACON, OF AL; VINSON OF GA; KELLY, PATRICK HENRY OF MI.;HICKS, FRED. C.OF NY; BRITTEN, FRED A. OF IL; DARROW, GEORGE P., OF PA; STEPHENS OF OH. 3RD ROW: UNIDENTIFIED

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMITTEES. NAVAL AFFAIRS. ON NAVY DEPT. STE...

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On refunding liberty bonds. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., left, meets with members of the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss legislation concerning the refunding of the Second Liberty loans. From the left: Sec. Morgenthau; Rep. Fred M. [Vigson?], D. of Ky.; Robert L. Doughton, Chairman of the committee, and Rep. Wesley E. Disney, D. of Okla. 1/22/35

On refunding liberty bonds. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr...

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Frank B. Kellogg and Sec. Hughes, 2/27/25

Frank B. Kellogg and Sec. Hughes, 2/27/25

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Douglas congratulated by SEC on nomination to Supreme Court bench. Washington, D.C., March 20. Fellow members of the Securities and Exchange Commission were the first to congratulate William O. Douglas, 40-year-old Chairman of the SEC., on his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Roosevelt today. He Succeeds Justice Brandeis, resigned. 3-20-39 Left to right - Robert E. Healy - Jerome Frank - Edward C. Eicher, and George C. Mathews.

Douglas congratulated by SEC on nomination to Supreme Court bench. Was...

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Presenting movie film to Sec. Baker

Presenting movie film to Sec. Baker

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CALIFORNIANS AT WHITE HOUSE: FRONT ROW: SEC. HOUSTON, LEFT IN 4908 ONLY; SEN. PERKINS; SEN. WORK; SEC. DANIELS; SEC. WILSON; SEC. McADOO; SEC. BRYAN. 2ND ROW: REPS. BAKER; STEPHENS; KAHN; CURRY; ASST SEC. OF NAVY F.D. ROOSEVELT; REP. KENT; COMMR. CAMINETTI. 3RD ROW: REPS. HAYES; KNOWLAND. TOP ROW: REPS.

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EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WILSON; DANIELS J. KEEFE, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION; HYWELL DAVIES, CONCILIATOR OF LABOR DEPT.

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Sec. Wilbur with Com. Rogers & crew of P.N.A., 9/30/25

Sec. Wilbur with Com. Rogers & crew of P.N.A., 9/30/25

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Sec. Jardine, Dr. W.W. Stockberger and N.A. Crawford, 5/7/25

Sec. Jardine, Dr. W.W. Stockberger and N.A. Crawford, 5/7/25

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Sec. Lamont and Mr. [...] at CBS

Sec. Lamont and Mr. [...] at CBS

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Rep. Luther Johnson of Tex., Vice-Pres of the Cumberland University Council, Karl Crowley, Solicitor of the U.S. Postal Dept. Sec. Cordell Hull and Binz J. Settegast, Pres. of the Cumberland University Council.

Rep. Luther Johnson of Tex., Vice-Pres of the Cumberland University Co...

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Running for Governor of Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C., March 23. Lt. Gov. Thomas Kennedy of Pennsylvania stopped of in Washington today to transact business of the United Mine Workers of which he is Sec. and Treas. Kennedy is running for Governor of his state on the Democratic ticket, 3/23/38

Running for Governor of Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C., March 23. Lt. ...

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President Taft, Sec'y Knox at home of Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo

President Taft, Sec'y Knox at home of Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo

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Pres.-elect Horacio Vasquez of Santo Domingo, lunches with Pres. Coolidge. Lft. to rt.: Col. C.O. Sherrill, Military Aid to the Pres.; Pres.- elect Vasquez and J. Butler Wright, Third Ass't Sec'y of State [White House, Washington, D.C.]

Pres.-elect Horacio Vasquez of Santo Domingo, lunches with Pres. Cooli...

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Jan. 21. A committee from the Atlantic States Shipping Advis[...] Board, headed by Emil P. Albrecht, President, called at the White House today to invite President Coolidge to address the next meeting of the organization which will be held in Philadelphiadelphia, April, 9th. Left to right, front row; S.B. Crowell, Pres. George B. Newton, Coal Co., Frank A. Bedford, American Bridge Co., Emil Albrecht, Pres. Philadelphia. Bourse, W.J.L. Banham, Chairman Atlantic States Shipper's Board, A.P. Thom, General Counsel, Association Railway Executives, William A. Lockyer, Sec. Philadelphia. Bourse. Back row; R.H. Aishton, President American Railway Association, Chas. H. Ewing, Vice Pres. Reading Railroad, Archibald Fries, vice pres. Baltimore and Ohio R.R., P.E. Crowle [...] President New York Central System and C.S. Krick, Vice Pres. Pe [...] C.R.

Jan. 21. A committee from the Atlantic States Shipping Advis[...] Boar...

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Sec. Wilburn, Mrs. Wilburn, Adm. Nulton, Mrs. G.A. Davidson, Miss Charlotte Burrage, 10/17/25

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Sec. Mellon before House Ways and Means Com., 10/19/25

Sec. Mellon before House Ways and Means Com., 10/19/25

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New legal light of SEC. Robert H. Jackson, now Special Counsel for Securities and Exchange Commission, left, photographed with James M. Landis, chairman of the SEC. Jackson formerly was Assistant General Counsel for the Treasury Department. 11/27/35

New legal light of SEC. Robert H. Jackson, now Special Counsel for Sec...

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Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Sec. of State; Sallie Picket, former club president; Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, wife of the Chief Justice

Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Sec. of State; Sallie Picket, former cl...

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Remington-Rand Strike. Washington, D.C., March 18. In an efFort to adjust difficulties in his company's plants, James H. Rand, Jr., President of the Remington-Rand, Inc., entered into a converence with Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins today at the Labor Dept. Left to right: Rand, Sec. of Labor Perkins, and Edward McGrady, Asst. Sec. of Labor...

Remington-Rand Strike. Washington, D.C., March 18. In an efFort to adj...

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Aid to refugees planned at White House. Washington, D.C., April 13. Experts on the refugee problem shown leaving the White House today after conferring with President Roosevelt, the group met with the President to go over preliminaries to an international conference to help political refugees form Germany and Austria, left to right; Prof. Joseph P. Chamberlain, New York, Asst. Sec. of State Messersmith, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Henry Morgenthau, Reverend Samuel Cavert, New York, Reverend Michael J. Ready, Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins, and Lewis Kenedy, New York, 4/13/38

Aid to refugees planned at White House. Washington, D.C., April 13. Ex...

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Ickes denies wire tapping by his investigators. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Secretary of the Interior Ickes denied before the Senate Public Lands Committee that this department investigators had tapped telephone wires of any Senator or Representative. Ickes, testifying on behalf of Ebert K. Burlew, nominee for Asst. Sec. of the Interior, was questioned by Sen. Key Pittman of Nevada in regard to "rumors" of a secret investigation of an unidentified Congressman. "It is not true, and it has never been true as far as I know" Ickes said. Shown after the battle are, left to right: Sen. Alva Adams, Colo., Chairman of the Committee; Secretary Ickes; Burley; and Senator Key Pittman, 1/11/38

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President organizes $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. Washington, D.C., April 11. President Roosevelt met with his Relief and Congressional Aides today to the personal command of a new administration fight to check business recession with a $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. The president subordinated all other White House business to efforts to hammer his lending and spending program into shape as a major New Deal offensive against recession and unemployment, left to right: Director of the Budget Daniel Bell, Sen. James F. Byrnes, SC. Sen. Carter Glass of Virginia, Majority Leader of the House Sen. Sam Rayburn of Tex., Sen Kenneth McKeller of Tenn., Sec. of Treasury Henry Morenthau, and in the rear, Rep. Edward Johnson, of Colo., April 11, 1938

President organizes $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. Washington, ...

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Federal Reserve Board, left to right: Sec'y Mellon; W.P.G. Harding; Vice Gov. Edmund Platt; Charles S. Hamlin; Adolph Miller; Comptroller D.R. Crissinger, and J.R. Mitchell

Federal Reserve Board, left to right: Sec'y Mellon; W.P.G. Harding; Vi...

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Sec. Tumulty and Newspaper Men at White House

Sec. Tumulty and Newspaper Men at White House

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Asst. Sec. Hanford MacNider & Sec. Dwight Davis, 10/16/25

Asst. Sec. Hanford MacNider & Sec. Dwight Davis, 10/16/25

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Railroad executives meet in emergency session. Washington, D.C., March 11. Leading executive of the railroad industry met here today in emergency session to study what they describe as the most critical financial condition in railroad history. During the meeting the executives, all members of the Association of American Railroads, considered a proposed new "National Railway Policy" as a solution to their financial problems. Left to right: (seated) Carl R. Gray, Vice-Chairman, Board of directors, Union Pacific Railroad; J.M. Kurn, Trustee, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway; C.E. Denney, President, Erie Railroad; E.S. French, President, Boston and Main Railroad; E.M. Durham, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; and Daniel Willard, President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Standing, left to right: S.T. Bledsoe, President, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; George B. Elliott, President, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Hale Holden, Chairman, Southern Pacific; M.W. Clement, President, Pennsylvania Railroad; J.B. Hill, President, Louisville and Nashville Railroad; F.E. Williamson, President, Grand Central System; J.J. Pelley, Chairman (ex-officio) Association of Amn. Railroads; E.E. Norris, President, Southern Railway; and J.J. Forster, Sec. and Treas. Assoc. of Amn. Railroads, 3/11/38

Railroad executives meet in emergency session. Washington, D.C., March...

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W. Averill Harriman, Dr. Willard Thorpe, and Sec. of Com. Daniel Roper

W. Averill Harriman, Dr. Willard Thorpe, and Sec. of Com. Daniel Roper

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Roosevelt calls cabinet meeting. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. Apparently not perturbed by President's Roosevelt's special cabinet meeting, were these four members of the cabinet who attended the meeting, left to right, Daniel Roper, Sec. of Commerce; Henry Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture; Charles Edison, acting Sec. of the Navy; and Robert Jackson, acting Attorney General. They are shown leaving the White House and the conference, 9/16/38

Roosevelt calls cabinet meeting. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. Apparentl...

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[Sec. of State Dean Rusk testifying about the Vietnam War before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee] / [MST].

[Sec. of State Dean Rusk testifying about the Vietnam War before the S...

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House Appropriations Committee hears Secretary of Treasury and Budget Director. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Acting Budget Director Daniel Bell discussed federal finances today with the House Appropriations Subcommittee considering the Treasury-Post Office Departmental Supply Bill. Secretary Mogenthau refused to say which points of the Bill were discussed at the meeting which was Executive. In the photograph, left to right: (front row) Sec. Morgenthau, Rep. James P. Buchanan, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; and Rep. John Taber of New York. Back row, left to right: Rep. Louis Ludlow, Chairman of Subcommittee on Appropriations and Post Offices; and Daniel Bell, Acting Director of the Budget

House Appropriations Committee hears Secretary of Treasury and Budget ...

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Sec'y Daniels con. to Belleau Wood Mem. Fund

Sec'y Daniels con. to Belleau Wood Mem. Fund

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Signing the British War Loan, 1917. L. To R.: Lord Canliffe; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador; Sec. McAdoo; Sir Hardman Lever; Sir Richard Crawford; Asst. Sec. Crosby

Signing the British War Loan, 1917. L. To R.: Lord Canliffe; Sir Cecil...

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BLUE DEVILS (CHASSEURS ALPINE) AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT. FRONT: SEC. BAKER; MME. JUSSERAND; AMB. JUSSERAND

BLUE DEVILS (CHASSEURS ALPINE) AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT. FRONT: SEC. BAK...

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. DR. MOTT; SEC. BAKER; FATHER JOHN BURKE; UNIDENTIFIED. OTHER ROWS ARE ARMY CHAPLAINS DECORATED

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. DR. MOTT; SEC. BAKER; FATHER JOHN BURKE; UNI...

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Sec. Work and Gov. George A. Parks of Alaska, 2/16/25

Sec. Work and Gov. George A. Parks of Alaska, 2/16/25

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Swearing in of Sec. Kellogg, 3/5/25

Swearing in of Sec. Kellogg, 3/5/25

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Biddle sworn in as Minister to Norway. Exclusive picture was taken Tuesday when Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., was sworn in as minister to Norway in the State Dept. bldg. Left to right: Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (D. of Penn.), Acting Sec. of State William Phillip, Minister to Norway Biddle and Percy F. Allen, Chief of the Appt. Division, seen swearing Mr. Biddle in to his new post, 7/23/35

Biddle sworn in as Minister to Norway. Exclusive picture was taken Tue...

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Former Boy Scouts get together. Washington, D.C., May 21. Boy Scouts of yester year, whose path led to the Nation's legislative halls, got together this morning for an old fashioned breakfast of ham and eggs, the breakfast was held at the Senate restaurant, the occasion of the breakfast was a discussion of the Boy Scout Jamboree to be held in Washington, left to right: Sec. of Commerce Daniel Roper; Sen. William Gibbs McAdoo, D. of Calif.; James L. West, Pres. of the National Boy Scouts; and standing is Rep. Sol Bloom, New York

Former Boy Scouts get together. Washington, D.C., May 21. Boy Scouts o...

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CALIFORNIANS AT WHITE HOUSE: FRONT ROW: SEC. HOUSTON, LEFT IN 4908 ONLY; SEN. PERKINS; SEN. WORK; SEC. DANIELS; SEC. WILSON; SEC. McADOO; SEC. BRYAN. 2ND ROW: REPS. BAKER; STEPHENS; KAHN; CURRY; ASST SEC. OF NAVY F.D. ROOSEVELT; REP. KENT; COMMR. CAMINETTI. 3RD ROW: REPS. HAYES; KNOWLAND. TOP ROW: REPS. NOLAN; UNIDENTIFIED; GIRL AND WOMAN; REPS. CHURCH; KETTNER; 3 UNIDENTIFIED

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INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER APPOINTED FROM A DEPARTMENT AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT. SEATED: S.W. STRATTON, CHIEF, BUREAU OF STANDARDS; WILLIAM C. FITTS, ASST. ATTORNEY GENERAL; WILLIAM INGRAHAM, ASST. SEC. OF WAR; L.F. POST, ASST. SEC. OF LABOR; W.S. GIFFORD

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EAC...

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