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An Instantaneous flash picture of the Chicago Board of Trade in session

An Instantaneous flash picture of the Chicago Board of Trade in sessio...

D10743 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence; May 24, 1900. Copyright claimant's address: 2701 Indiana Ave., Chicago.

An Instantaneous flash picture of the Chicago Board of Trade in session

An Instantaneous flash picture of the Chicago Board of Trade in sessio...

D10743 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence; May 24, 1900. Copyright claimant's address: 2701 Indiana Ave., Chicago.

Washington, D.C.--the Electoral Commission holding a secret session by candle-light, on the Louisiana question, February 16th

Washington, D.C.--the Electoral Commission holding a secret session by...

Commissioners meeting in the courtroom of the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 44, no. 1119, March 10, 1877, p. 9.

The West Point outrage - the Court of Inquiry in session [with insert of head and shoulders portrait of Johnson C. Whittaker, a colored cadet who was assaulted]

The West Point outrage - the Court of Inquiry in session [with insert ...

Wood engraving after drawing by W.A. Rogers. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1880 May 1., p. 285. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Univ.; Educ., mili.; Courts; African... More

Washington cook (to mistress in the hall)--"Shure, ye can't come in. We've gone into executive session, and we're cookin up something to surprise ye"

Washington cook (to mistress in the hall)--"Shure, ye can't come in. W...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 32:36 (Jan. 14, 1888).

Mayors discuss WPA strike situation in special session. Washington, D.C., July 14. At an extraordinary session called this morning by their president, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, the Executive Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors surveyed the entire strike of WPA employees throughout the country. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mayor LaGuardia announced that the Executive Committee would confer immediately with Commissioner Harrington on the strike situation. Front row, left to right: Harold H. Burton, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; Mayor LaGuardia of New York City; Daniel W. Hoan, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Back row, left to right: C.D. Scully, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Paul V. Betters, Mayor of Amarillo, Texas; Joseph D. Scholtz, Mayor of Louisville, Ky.; and Richard W. Reading, Mayor of Detroit, Mich.

Mayors discuss WPA strike situation in special session. Washington, D....

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Adding the Feminine touch. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Rep. Mary T. Norton. Democrat of New Jersey, receives a corsage from her neice Mary Mc Dononaugh, as the final touch to her appearance before attending the opening session of the 75th Congress today

Adding the Feminine touch. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Rep. Mary T. Nort...

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State Department confers privately with House on amendments to Neutrality Act. Washington, D.C., June 5. Meeting today in executive session, the House Foreign Affairs Committee conferred with officials from the State Department on proposed amendments to the present neutrality laws. Left to right, seated: R. Walton Moore, State Department counselor, Chairman Sol Bloom, Green H. Hackworth, State Dept. legal advisor; standing: Carlton Savage, assistant to Moore, and Rep. Charles A. Eaton of N.J.

State Department confers privately with House on amendments to Neutral...

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Washington, D.C., June 15. A new informal photograph of Senator William H. Smathers, democrat of New Jersey. He was photographed during a session of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee

Washington, D.C., June 15. A new informal photograph of Senator Willia...

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Happy Michigan Solon. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Among the few left, Republican Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, of Michigan salutes the camera man as he uses the tram for the trip from the Senate Office building to Capitol for the opening session

Happy Michigan Solon. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Among the few left, Re...

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[Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Class in session]

[Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Class in session]

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Schools Classes ca. 1900; Indians Education; Shelf.

Russia and Japanese peace envoys in session. Portsmouth Navy Yard, 1905

Russia and Japanese peace envoys in session. Portsmouth Navy Yard, 190...

Photograph shows envoys seated around a table, left to right: Sato; Takahira; Komura; Otchai; Adachi; Korostovetz; De Rosen; Witte; Navohoff; and Plancon. On image: Copyright 1905 Nat'l. Press Association. Pos... More

House of Reps. in Session - Public domain portrait photograph

House of Reps. in Session - Public domain portrait photograph

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House in session. May 1911 - Public domain portrait photograph

House in session. May 1911 - Public domain portrait photograph

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Convention in session, Chicago - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Convention in session, Chicago - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Photo taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

American University. Beirut, (A.U.B.). Biological class in session. In the chemistry bldg. [i.e., building]

American University. Beirut, (A.U.B.). Biological class in session. In...

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[A session in the House of Representatives, with Warren Harding speaking, and Calvin Coolidge and Frederick Gillett seated behind desk]

[A session in the House of Representatives, with Warren Harding speaki...

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Conference in session - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Conference in session - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Notifying President Coolidge that the "Court" is now in session - Judges of Supreme Court calling at White house, Washington, D.C.

Notifying President Coolidge that the "Court" is now in session - Judg...

Nine men outside the White house, including William Howard Taft, Chief Justice. J266513 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 26292.

Delegates to the Women's Industrial Conference now in session at White House photographed with Secy. Davis

Delegates to the Women's Industrial Conference now in session at White...

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Pres. Coolidge addressing the delegates to the Nat'l Assoc. of Real Estate Boards in session at Wash. from the steps of the South portico of the W.H. [i.e., White House], June 5th

Pres. Coolidge addressing the delegates to the Nat'l Assoc. of Real Es...

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[Pres. Coolidge addressing the delegates to the Nat'l Assoc. of Real Estate Boards in session at Wash. from the steps of the South portico of the White House, June 5th]

[Pres. Coolidge addressing the delegates to the Nat'l Assoc. of Real E...

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Uncle and nephew both members of Congress. Uncle and nephew combination in Congress, Rep. Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey, (right) and his nephew Rep. William R. Eaton of Colorado, are both members of the special session of Congress which opened in Washington today. They are Republicans

Uncle and nephew both members of Congress. Uncle and nephew combinatio...

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[President Hoover addresses joint session of Congress at bicentennial ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington] / Underwood & Underwood, Washington.

[President Hoover addresses joint session of Congress at bicentennial ...

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Oldest and youngest Senators leave meeting of isolationist bloc. Washington, D.C., July 7. The isolationist bloc of the Senate met this morning in executive session to lay plans for the coming fight on the Neutrality Bill. Coincidently, the youngest and oldest members of the Senate attended the meeting at the office of Senator Hiram Johnson. Here are Dean of the Senate William Borah, 74, and baby Senator Rush Holt, 34, walking down the Capitol corridor from Johnson's office after the meeting

Oldest and youngest Senators leave meeting of isolationist bloc. Washi...

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Warns against armed Japanese in California. Rep. John F. Dockweiler, D. of Cal., charged before the House Military Affairs Committee that 25,000 Japanese reservists, fully armed, are in California ready to fight for their country on a moment's notice. Rep. Dockweiler's testimony was interrupted by Chairman John J. McSwain who ruled that such testimony should be given in executive session. 2/13/35

Warns against armed Japanese in California. Rep. John F. Dockweiler, D...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESS NIGHT SESSION WITH CONGRESS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESS NIGHT SESSION WITH CONGRESS

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Budget bureau's files. These girls are mail and file room employees of the Bureau of the Budget which is at the peak of its activity preparing for the next session of the 74th Congress. 11/29/35

Budget bureau's files. These girls are mail and file room employees of...

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Court plan for returns to senate duties. Washington, D.C., Nov. 24. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, bitter foe of the President's Court Reorganization plan, returned to his senate duties today for the first time since the special session convened. He was kept busy most of the day opening the voluminous mail which has accumulated during his absence. 11/24/37

Court plan for returns to senate duties. Washington, D.C., Nov. 24. Se...

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Senate Majority Leader takes a walk. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Senate Majority Leader Alvin W. Barkley prefers to walk thru the Senate subway instead of using the tram car on his way to the opening of the special session today, 11/15/37

Senate Majority Leader takes a walk. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Senate...

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Will lead Democrats in Senate this session. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. After a harmonious caucus which lasted only 20 minutes, Senate Democrats today re-elected unanimously Senator Alben W. Barkley as Majority Leader. At the same time, Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois, who considered resigning announced that at the request of President Roosevelt he would continue as Democratic Party Whip of the Senate. Senator Sherman Minton, right, of Indiana, was named Assistant Whip, 12/31/38

Will lead Democrats in Senate this session. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31....

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Senate Naval Affairs Committee hears Chief of Naval Aeronautics in secret session. Washington, D.C., April 7. Rear Admiral Arthur D. Cook, Chief Naval Aeronautics, pictured with Senator David I. Walsh, (left) Chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, before whom A.D. Cook appeared today in secret session. When questioned on the Naval Expansion Bill, Admiral Cook declared that hardly 50 percent of the planes needed in war time could be manufactured under existing government and private facilities, 4/7/38

Senate Naval Affairs Committee hears Chief of Naval Aeronautics in sec...

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New congressman. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Newly elected members of the House of Representatives who were administered the oath of office as the 75th session of Congress convened today. They are, left to right: Rep. Thomas A. Flaherty, Democrat, Massachusetts., succeeding Joseph P. Higgins, and Rep. Gomer Smith, Democrat of Oklahoma, succeeding the late R.P. Hill, 1/3/38

New congressman. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Newly elected members of th...

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[Rep. Hamilton Fish on neutrality. Washington, D.C., Oct. 30. After the House Rules Committee Session, Rep. Hamilton Fish was interviewed by the press. He told reporters that he had no disposition to filibuster and hoped that congress would disposed of the matter by Friday night, but he said opponents wanted some rule permitting the House to decide policy on three questions: the arms embargo, loans under the cash and carry provision, and the presidential power to determine combat areas, which Fish said, was equivalent to giving him authority to name an aggressor]

[Rep. Hamilton Fish on neutrality. Washington, D.C., Oct. 30. After th...

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Washington, D.C. Eleanor Jefferis, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, is a nurses' aide at emergency hospital. During the summer, she put in an eight hour day, six days a week, and while school is in session, she works on weekends

Washington, D.C. Eleanor Jefferis, a student at Woodrow Wilson High Sc...

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Washington, D.C. Eleanor Jefferis, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, is a nurse's aide at emergency hospital. During the summer, she put in an eight hour day, six days a week, and while school is in session, she works on weekends

Washington, D.C. Eleanor Jefferis, a student at Woodrow Wilson High Sc...

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[Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a Joint Session of Congress in which President Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords]

[Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Be...

Contact sheet folder caption: Carter addressing Congress (Begin, Sadat present). WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

Jam session in Luckenbach, Texas, a dot of a place in Gillespie County, Texas

Jam session in Luckenbach, Texas, a dot of a place in Gillespie County...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Luckenbach, made famous by the country song about "Waylon (Jennings), Willie (Nelson) and the Boys." Its oldest building is a combina... More

A brief history of an attempt during the last session of the Legislature, in 1841,

A brief history of an attempt during the last session of the Legislatu...

Captain Isaac Ross and his daughter, Mrs. M.A. Reed, provided in their wills for the manumission of their slaves and their colonization in Africa. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web s... More

[Session of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol]

[Session of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol]

Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the ... More

U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates open 21st annual convention. Washington, D.C., June 19. Delegates numbering 2,000 met today at the opening session of the 21st annual convention of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Serious matters were discussed by the male element but the girls decided to lighten the minds and open the eyes of all beholders by following the vagaries of the weather, one day cool, another day warm so-o-o the photographer brought home a 'hot cool' picture - left to right: Margaret Scott, Nome, Alaska; Betty [...], St. Petersburg, Florida; Reuben Coleman, Daytona Beach, Florida; and Minook Motschman, Fairbanks, Alaska

U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates open 21st annual convention....

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Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government's experts on money matters met with Senate and House leaders today to discuss legislation to be submitted to the 75th session of Congress. A discussion was made at the conference to extend the life of important federal monetary lending agencies, and also, to move in giving the President authority to discontinue the R.F.C. at anytime the conditions warrant. In the photograph, left to right: Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Treasury; Senator Pat Harrison, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board

Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government'...

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Virginia Senator hikes to [opening] Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. The veteran Virginia Senator Carter Glass, who celebrated his 79th birthday yesterday, snapped as he walked thru the Capitol subway to attend the opening session of the 75th Congress

Virginia Senator hikes to [opening] Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. The vete...

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Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California, pictured as they walked from the Senate chamber to the House to hear President Roosevelt address the joint session

Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Vi...

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At Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. Pictured in a huddle at today's session of the National Monopoly Committee are Senator Joseph Guffey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, and Eugene Grace, right, President of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The Committee is currently making a study of the steel industry

At Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. Pictured in a huddle ...

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Tariff reforming 57th Congress, 2nd session

Tariff reforming 57th Congress, 2nd session

Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" seated in a chair '[paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" smoking a pipe "Sec. 4 Tariff Law 1897" from which issues smoke labeled "Reciprocity." A man "Beet Sugar" pulls on the back... More

Opening session, Democratic National Convention, 1904, St. Louis, Mo.

Opening session, Democratic National Convention, 1904, St. Louis, Mo.

H48277 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; July 1, 1904. Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Image is close variant to PAN SUBJECT - Events, no. 154.

Board of Trade during session, Chicago, Ill.

Board of Trade during session, Chicago, Ill.

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Wilson addressing Congress, [Washington, D.C.], opening session

Wilson addressing Congress, [Washington, D.C.], opening session

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Nat'l Demo. Convention session.

Nat'l Demo. Convention session.

Photo taken at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

In spotlight at Monopoly Committee hearing. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Snapped in an informal conversation at today's session of the National Monopoly Committee were, left to right: Harold Stanley, President of Morgan, Stanley & Co., George Whitney, of J.P. Morgan & Co., and Russell Leffingwell of J.P. Morgan & Co. Leffingwell was an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the Wilson Administration

In spotlight at Monopoly Committee hearing. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20....

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[Littered floor of Stock Exchange after market session, New York City]

[Littered floor of Stock Exchange after market session, New York City]

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Secretary of State Charles Evan Hughes, (left), with Senator Borah, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, leaving a two hour executive session on February 2, when both Secretary Hughes and Secretary Hoover were heard regarding the German Commercial Treaty, intended as a model for conventions with other nations

Secretary of State Charles Evan Hughes, (left), with Senator Borah, Ch...

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Clerk of House of Representatives holds classes for new congressmen. With the Clerk of the House, William Tyler Page, in the role of proxy, new members of Congress are attending school at the United States Capitol in preparation for the opening session December, 5th. The new solons are being taught how things are done on the floor of the House during a regular session

Clerk of House of Representatives holds classes for new congressmen. W...

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President receives delegates to Women's Patriotic Conference. Delegates of the Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense, representing 38 organizations, in session ar D.A.R. Hall in Washington, were received by President Coolidge today. In the center of the photograph, left to right: Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, Jr., President Coolidge; and Mrs. Alfred J. Borsseau [White House, Washington, D.C.]

President receives delegates to Women's Patriotic Conference. Delegate...

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Edisto Island Presbyterian Church, Session House, Edisto Island, Charleston County, SC

Edisto Island Presbyterian Church, Session House, Edisto Island, Charl...

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Wash. D.C. Page, Mr. Sandman. Fred Johnson of Wyoming and Howard Ostmann of the District of Columbia, pages, photographed as they snatched a bit of shut-eye, while the House and Senate brought the session to an ignominous adjournment. 8/27/35

Wash. D.C. Page, Mr. Sandman. Fred Johnson of Wyoming and Howard Ostma...

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Wash. D.C. Funny. Mayor F.H. LaGuardia, right, finds something quite amusing as he sits beside Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore, at the luncheon given the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the opening session here today. Mayor LaGuardia eveidently is NOT thinking about the relief

Wash. D.C. Funny. Mayor F.H. LaGuardia, right, finds something quite a...

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Opens Labor Nonpartisan League Convention. Washington, D.C., March 8. With labor leaders from all sections of the country, Maj. George L. Berry, President of the Labor Nonpartisan League, is shown presiding at the opening session of the League's convention in Washington today. The convention will mark the climax of an intensive campaign by the League to show congress and the country that labor is solidly behind the President in his efforts to modernize the federal Judiciary, 3/8/1937

Opens Labor Nonpartisan League Convention. Washington, D.C., March 8. ...

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Veterans at Jewish Congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Pictured above are three war veterans taking an active part in the two day session of the American Jewish Congress at the Willard Hotel. (Left to right) Harry D. Nierenberg of Washington, National Executive Committeeman of the Jewish Veterans; Harry H. Schaffer, commander-in-chief of the Jewish War Veterans; Sam W. Silverman of Jersey City

Veterans at Jewish Congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Pictured above...

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Senatorial headache. Washington, D.C., March 19. A veteran of many Senate investigations and hearings, Senator George W. Norris, of Nebraska, has discovered the present hearing on the President's Judiciary program just another headache. [...]askans was snapped as he attended today's session [...] Senate Judiciary Committee, 3/19/1937

Senatorial headache. Washington, D.C., March 19. A veteran of many Sen...

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Arrive for special cabinet session. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. With the exception of Attorney General Cummings, the entire cabinet met in special session with President Roosevelt today to consider the tense foreign situation and discuss domestic monetary and credit matters. Solicitor General Stanley Reed sat in the session for Attorney General Cummings. Among the first to arrive were, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Rober, Solicitor General Stanley Reed, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, Secretary of War Woodring, and Secretary of State Hull. 9/14/37

Arrive for special cabinet session. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. With t...

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Arrive for Cabinet meeting. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Henry Morganthau, Secretary of the Treasury and Harry Hopkins, newly appointed Secretary of Commerce, arrived today in a jovial mood at the White House to sit on a session of the cabinet with the President. It was Hopkins' first cabinet meeting, 12/28/38

Arrive for Cabinet meeting. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Henry Morgantha...

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Newsmen await result of election of senate majority leader. Washington D.C., July 21. Newspaper men and photographers [...] waiting the report of the vote on the senate majority leader's job, in a secret session the democrats elected Senator Albin Barkley of Kentucky Majority Leader of the Senate, by a vote of 38 to 37

Newsmen await result of election of senate majority leader. Washington...

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At meeting of newspaper editors. Washington, D.C., April 21. William Allen White, (left) Editor of the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, and Franklyn Waltman, new publicity chief of the G.O.P., exchange pleasantries as the attend the opening session of the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors which got under way at the National Press Club, 4/21/38

At meeting of newspaper editors. Washington, D.C., April 21. William A...

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"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. So great was the confusion at the opening session of the Conference of Small Business Men today that Secretary Roper was pressed into service to get order. Nearly one thousand small business men from 45 states attended and it seemed all of them wanted to get on the speakers platform at once. A good idea of the confusion taking place can be gained from this general scene, 2/2/38

"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2....

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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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Georgia girl appointed House Page by father. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Rep. E.E. Cox, Democrat of Georgia, and his daughter, Gene, whom he has appointed to serve as his personal page, this session in the house. Gene, who is 13 years old and can speak three languages, will be the first girl in the history of Congress to serve as a page, 1/3/39

Georgia girl appointed House Page by father. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3....

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Southington, Connecticut. A Southington town meeting in session. Its chairman is a citizen, Ralph Hurlbut. The people who came to the meeting elected him to be chairman for the night

Southington, Connecticut. A Southington town meeting in session. Its c...

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Combined Munitions Assignments Board. Combined Munitions Assignments Board weekly session in Washington. At conference table left to right are: Major General L.D. Clay (American); Harry Hopkins (American); Major General J.H. Burns (American); Lieutenant Colonel E.C. Kielkopf (American); Wing Commander T.E.H. Birley (British); Brigadier General W.F. Tompkins (American); Brigadier General S.P. Spalding (American); Brigadier L.F.S. Dawes (British); Air Vice Marshal W.F. McNeece Foster (British); Lieutenant General G.N. Macready (British); Major General R.C. Moore (American); Colonel J.B. Franks (American); Admiral J.M. Reeves (American). In the background, left to right: Lieutenant Colonel W. Skidmore (American), Wing Commander R.C. Storiar (British)

Combined Munitions Assignments Board. Combined Munitions Assignments B...

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Washington, D.C. Eleanor Jefferis, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, is a nurse's aide at emergency hospital. During the summer, she put in an eight hour day, six days a week, and while school is in session, she works on weekends

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Helena Rubinstein, 655 5th Ave., New York City. Class in session II

Helena Rubinstein, 655 5th Ave., New York City. Class in session II

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Washington, D.C., 1963. U.S. Senate in session, September

Washington, D.C., 1963. U.S. Senate in session, September

Photograph shows general view of the Senate session. Photo by George Mobley of The National Geographic.

Videotaping Session. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Videotaping Session. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

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[President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress, announcing the results of the Camp David Accords, with Vice President Walter Mondale and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill seated behind him]

[President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress, announc...

Contact sheet folder caption: Carter addressing Congress (Begin, Sadat present). WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, First Session, 102d Congress

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, First Sess...

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Views of the peace conference in session

Views of the peace conference in session

Photograph shows Russian and Japanese diplomats seated at the negotiating table during the Portsmouth Peace Conference.

The first session of the Sinn Fein Parliament

The first session of the Sinn Fein Parliament

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 73:491 (March 27, 1919).

Attorney General addresses U.S. Attorneys. Washington, D.C., April 19. Attorney General Frank Murphy addressing the opening session of the Attorney Generals Conference of United States Attorneys at the Department of Justice today. U.S. attorneys from all over the country are attending the conference which is the first ever held

Attorney General addresses U.S. Attorneys. Washington, D.C., April 19....

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"Betsy Ross of the Capitol." Washington, D.C. Mrs. Georgeieanna Higgins. Official title is Seamstress to the United States Senate, but for years has been called the "Betsy Ross of the Capitol." She is responsible for keeping the flag that flies over the Senate wing of the Capitol in proper flapping order. This is no mean job since the flag flies night and day when the Senate is in session, which means a terrific beating from the elements, an average of 12 Flags is used each session

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Labor Secretary arrives at Capitol. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins arriving at the Capitol today to hear President Roosevelt address a joint session of Congress

Labor Secretary arrives at Capitol. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Secretar...

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Mme. Secretary arrives. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Secretary of Labor Perkins arriving at the White House today for the special session of the cabinet called by President Roosevelt

Mme. Secretary arrives. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Secretary of Labor...

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Speaker warms up for opening of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead appeared in rare form today as he took a few practice swings for photographers with the gavel he will open the House tomorrow when the third session of the 76th Congress convenes

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Nat'l Dem. Convention in session.

Nat'l Dem. Convention in session.

Photo taken at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Throng of children trying to get into the already crowded theatre at Jacksonville while the Child Labor program was in session Location: Jacksonville, Florida.

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Wilson addressing joint session of Congress

Wilson addressing joint session of Congress

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Joint Committee of the House and Senate which called on the President today to inform him of the opening session of the two Houses of Congress

Joint Committee of the House and Senate which called on the President ...

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General view of World Disarmament Conference in session at D.A.R. Hall, Wash., D.C. Sept. 1921 - Pres. Harding addressing members

General view of World Disarmament Conference in session at D.A.R. Hall...

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Reporters question Rep. Mary Norton. Washington, D.C., July 22. Reporters besiege Rep. Mary T. Norton, Democrat of New Jersey, following her appearance today before the House Rules Committee in executive session. The purpose of the hearing was determine whether the highly controversial amendments offered by Rep. Barden, Democrat of North Carolina, should get right of way on the House floor. Rep. Norton is also the author of certain amendments to the wage-hour law which are not as controversial as those[...]

Reporters question Rep. Mary Norton. Washington, D.C., July 22. Report...

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Pres. Harding addressing closing session of the Arms Conference

Pres. Harding addressing closing session of the Arms Conference

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Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the best of health, Senator William Gibbs, Democract of California, has arrived in Washington to await the opening gong of the next session of Congress. He is pictured in an informal pose in his office at the Capitol

Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the b...

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[Congressman on Job for [...] Special Session of Congress, Members of the weaker sex were strongly represented when the special session of Congress opened at the Capitol today; Edith Nourse Rogers, center front]

[Congressman on Job for [...] Special Session of Congress, Members of ...

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Iraq. (Mesopotamia). Royal College of Medicine of Iraq. Baghdad. Medical College. A class in session

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Head of nations make-believe government. Washington, D.C., Nov. 27. Gore Hinzie, secretary to Rep. Nat Patton of Texas, has recently been elected speaker of the little congress of the United States. One thousand Congressional employees from his organization which meets every Tuesday night while Congress is in session and goes through the motions of running the government without really doing. Hot debates on issues pending before Congress, such as the Farm and Neutrality bills take place every session along with fiery orations. Hinzie is a native of the panhandle and graduated from the University of Texas, he is 34 years old, 11/27/37

Head of nations make-believe government. Washington, D.C., Nov. 27. Go...

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[Floor of Stock Exchange during market session, New York City]

[Floor of Stock Exchange during market session, New York City]

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MAKING SOME HISTORY. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, STANDING ON THE ROSTRUM OF THE HOUSE CHAMBER, MAKES A BIT OF HISTORY BY APPEARING BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS TO DELIVER A VETO OF THE PATMAN BONUS BILL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SUCH ACTION WAS TAKEN BY A PRESIDENT, AND MARKS A NEW HIGH FOR PRESIDENTIAL VETOES OF THE VETERAN BONUS LEGISLATION. VICE PRESIDENT GARNER, SEATED LEFT UNDER THE FLAG, AND SPEAKER JOE BYRNS, SEEM VERY IMPRESSED

MAKING SOME HISTORY. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, STANDING ON THE ROSTRUM OF T...

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Wash. D.C. Gonna make a speech. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, left, prepares to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors in session here today. He is shown with Mayor Fred W. Mansfield of Boston. 11/18/35

Wash. D.C. Gonna make a speech. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, le...

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Wash. D.C. What's the answer. Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore, left, and Mayor F.H. LaGuardia of New York City, are in earnest conversation at the opening session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. 11/18/35

Wash. D.C. What's the answer. Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore, le...

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Hopson and colleague. Henry A. Stix, left, Chief Accountant of the Associated Gas & Electric System, photographed with Howard C. Hopson, so-called utility master mind, in the Senate lobby investigating committee. Hopson had a stormy session as Sen. Hugo L. Black, D. of Ala., accused the Utility man of trying to make a speech instead of giving straight answers, 8/19/35

Hopson and colleague. Henry A. Stix, left, Chief Accountant of the Ass...

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ARRIVES FOR BONUS VETO. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAVES HIS HAT IN SALUTATION TO THE THRONG WHICH GATHERED TO WATCH HIS ARRIVAL AT THE CAPITOL WHERE HE APPEARED BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS TO DELIVER HIS VETO ON THE PATMAN BONUS BILL. COL. E.W. STARLING, CHIEF OF THE WHITE HOUSE DETAIL OF THE SECRET SERVICE, IS STANDING ON THE RUNNING BOARD OF THE PRESIDENT'S CAR

ARRIVES FOR BONUS VETO. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAVES HIS HAT IN SALUTATIO...

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