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Mrs. R.W. Straus (Gladys Guggenheim) -- painting by A.L. Halmi

Mrs. R.W. Straus (Gladys Guggenheim) -- painting by A.L. Halmi

Photo shows Gladys Eleanor Guggenheim Straus (1895-1980), daughter of Daniel and Florence Guggenheim and wife of Roger Williams Straus Sr. (1891-1957). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

Housing heads get together. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Attending the Annual Conference of Mayors today, were left to right: Mayor La Guardia of New York, Nathan Straus, of the United States Housing Authority; and Langdon Post, Chairman of the New York Housing Authority, who spoke on slum clearance and low cost housing. 11/17/37

Housing heads get together. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Attending the A...

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

Elisha Lee, W.S. Carter, W.F. Morgan, J. Davies, H. Garrod, Haley Fiske, Amos, Warren Stone, R. M. Measley, O. Straus, C.W. Bowerman, A. Belmont, J.H. Thomas, S. Gompers

Elisha Lee, W.S. Carter, W.F. Morgan, J. Davies, H. Garrod, Haley Fisk...

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L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr.; B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]

L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. ...

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; with Mrs. Eleanor B. Roosevelt, at the country home of politician William ... More

Air views of Palestine. Newer Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Section near the Straus Health Center with a corner of the building

Air views of Palestine. Newer Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Section near the S...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Oscar Solomon Straus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Oscar Solomon Straus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Copyright by Pach Bros. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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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Robert Ware Straus, Special Assistant to the Director, Information Division

Robert Ware Straus, Special Assistant to the Director, Information Div...

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

Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus

Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus

Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) with his wife Sarah at the dedication of Straus Memorial Park in New York City on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of his brother Isidore Straus and his wife I... More

Mitchel at Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Mitchel at Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Nayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) at the dedication of Straus Memorial Park in New York City on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of Isidore and Ida Straus on the Titanic. ... More

Housing Administrator asks for funds to continue building low-rent homes. Washington, D.C., April 7. U.S.H.A. Administrator Nathan Straus appeared before a Senate Education and Labor Sub-committee today to urge and additional authorization of $845,000,000 to continue his agency's program of low-rent dwellings. He said that, in addition to providing homes of good quality, work would be provided, directly and [indirectly](?), for 355,000 persons. 4-7-39 Sen. Allen Ellender, La., Nathan Straus, Sen. Robert Taft, Ohio.

Housing Administrator asks for funds to continue building low-rent hom...

Three men sitting at a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abraham & Straus Co. Location: New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)

Abraham & Straus Co. Location: New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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New U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Nathan Straus, New York housing expert who was recently named by President Roosevelt to the $10,000 post as Chief of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus is a son of the Philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 10/20/37

New U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Nathan Straus, New ...

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Left to right: Michael W. Straus, Chief, War Production Drive Headquarters, and Mrs. Marie McPherson, Chairman, Labor Mangagement Committee, Meissner Manufacturing Company, Mount Carmel, Illinois

Left to right: Michael W. Straus, Chief, War Production Drive Headquar...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by Adolph Alexander Weinman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by ...

Date: 1947; dimensions: 5' x 5' 6" x 11' 6"'; medium: bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographe... More

Nathan Straus, portrait bust - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Nathan Straus, portrait bust - Public domain photograph, glass negativ...

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Oscar Straus at B. Cochran's [i.e., Cockran]

Oscar Straus at B. Cochran's [i.e., Cockran]

Photo shows Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; shaking hands with Mrs. B. Cochran while Eleanor B. Roosevelt looks on. Event took place at the country home of... More

Sculpture "The Voice of Reason, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by Adolph Alexander Weinman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "The Voice of Reason, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by...

Date: 1947; dimensions: 5' 4" x 11' 5" x 5'; medium: bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer... More

Opposes Equal Rights Amendment . Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Dorothy Straus, New York attorney, today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against the Equal Rights for Women Constitutional Amendment which is not being considered. The proposed amendment sponsored by Senator Burke and Townsend Reads "men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction..."

Opposes Equal Rights Amendment . Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Dorothy Str...

A woman sitting at a table reading a book. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mrs. Oscar Solomon Straus, née Sarah Lavanburg, full-length portrait, turned left, facing front]

[Mrs. Oscar Solomon Straus, née Sarah Lavanburg, full-length portrait,...

H97313 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L.L. Bonheur, Mrs. B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran], O. Straus & wife, T. Roosevelt, Jr., & wife

L.L. Bonheur, Mrs. B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran], O. Straus & wife, T. Ro...

Photo includes Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864), Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for New York governor in 1912; Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., and his wife Eleanor B. Roosevelt. Event took place at ... More

C.N. Chadwick, Chas. Straus, J.F. Galvin, Mayor Gaynor, J. Waldo Smith, R. Waldo, Thompson and Freeman at Storm King

C.N. Chadwick, Chas. Straus, J.F. Galvin, Mayor Gaynor, J. Waldo Smith...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. The Nathan Straus Health Center

Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. The Nathan Straus Health Center

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sculpture "The Voice of Reason, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by Adolph Alexander Weinman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "The Voice of Reason, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by...

Date: 1947; dimensions: 5' 4" x 11' 5" x 5'; medium: bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer... More

Nathan Straus [and] R. Croker & wife

Nathan Straus [and] R. Croker & wife

Photograph shows Nathan Straus (1848-1931), American philanthropist and co-owner of the New York department stores R.H. Macy and Abraham Straus, with Richard Eyre Croker (1843-1922), a Tammany Hall boss. (Sourc... More

[Home of Oscar Straus, Tarrytown, New York]

[Home of Oscar Straus, Tarrytown, New York]

J174812 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran], Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus, Mrs. T. Roosevelt Jr., B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]

Mrs. B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran], Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus, Mrs....

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) (far left), Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; and Eleanor B. Roosevelt. Event took place at the country home of ... More

O. Straus, receiving at Cochran's [i.e., Cockran]

O. Straus, receiving at Cochran's [i.e., Cockran]

Photo shows Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose party candidate for governor of New York in 1912 at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port Washington, Long Island, New York Sta... More

Oscar Straus - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Oscar Straus - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows lawyer and politician Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) who served as was United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909. (Source: Flickr Comm... More

Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus

Mrs. Oscar Straus, Oscar Straus

Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) with his wife Sarah at the dedication of Straus Memorial Park in New York City on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of his brother Isidore Straus and his wife I... More

[Nathan Straus, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Nathan Straus, half-length portrait, facing left]

J204464 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Marceau. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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STRAUS, O.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

STRAUS, O.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Ocean liners: Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ocean liners: Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Photograph shows Straus Memorial Park in New York City. The memorial and park was dedicated on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of Isidore and Ida Straus on the Titanic. (Source: Flickr Common... More

Congratulations new U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Secretary Of Interior Harold Ickes (left) congratulates Nathan Straus, New York Housing expert, on his appointment as Head of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus will be responsible for carrying out provisions of the $526,000,000 Wagner Act whereby the new deal hopes to clear city slums and make low cost housing available. Ickes and Straus are shown as they left the White house following a conference with President Roosevelt. 102037

Congratulations new U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Sec...

Two men in suits shaking hands in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Genera... More

Michael Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

Michael Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

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

O.S. Straus, portrait bust, copyright by Clinedinst, Wash., D.C. / Clinedinst

O.S. Straus, portrait bust, copyright by Clinedinst, Wash., D.C. / Cli...

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Nathan Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

Nathan Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Nathan Straus and L.D. Brandeis & Rabbi Wise

Nathan Straus and L.D. Brandeis & Rabbi Wise

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington D.C. Percy Straus, President of Wcy[?] and Company, who was a visitor to the Capitol today

Washington D.C. Percy Straus, President of Wcy[?] and Company, who was...

Two men standing next to each other in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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Congratulations new U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Secretary Of Interior Harold Ickes (left) congratulates Nathan Straus, New York Housing expert, on his appointment as Head of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus will be responsible for carrying out provisions of the $526,000,000 Wagner Act whereby the new deal hopes to clear city slums and make low cost housing available. Ickes and Straus are shown as they left the White house following a conference with President Roosevelt. 10/20/37

Congratulations new U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Sec...

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Housing experts confer with U.S. director. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Leaders of housing projects in the country's largest cities today met with Nathan Straus, Director of the U.S. Housing Authority, to exchange ideas and discuss housing plans now under way. This is the meeting Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, of New York declined to attend. In the front row, left to right: George Green, Vice Chairman, Boston Housing Authority; Administrator Nathan Straus; and Ernest J. Bohn, member of Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. Back row, left to right: Mrs. George Green; Walter Wright Alley, Executive Director Los Angeles Municipal Housing Commission; Coleman Woodbury, Director, National Association of Housing Officials and member of the Chicago Housing Authority; George Evans, Chairman, Penna. State Housing Board and Pittsburgh Housing Authority; and Marc J. Grossman, Chairman, Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. 11/22/37

Housing experts confer with U.S. director. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. ...

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

Left to right: Michael W. Straus, Chief, War Production Drive Headquarters, and Mrs. Marie McPherson, Chairman, Labor-Management Committee, Meissner Manufacturing Company, Mt. Carnel, Illinois

Left to right: Michael W. Straus, Chief, War Production Drive Headquar...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by Adolph Alexander Weinman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by ...

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Nathan Straus & wife - Public domain photograph

Nathan Straus & wife - Public domain photograph

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

Nathan Straus - Public domain photograph

Nathan Straus - Public domain photograph

Two men standing next to each other on a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Isidor Straus, 1845-1912, bust portrait, facing left]

[Isidor Straus, 1845-1912, bust portrait, facing left]

H38335 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by J.E. Purdy, Boston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. Congressman; with R.H. Macy and Company.

Isidor Straus - Public domain portrait print

Isidor Straus - Public domain portrait print

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

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Ocean liners: Straus Memorial dedication

Ocean liners: Straus Memorial dedication

Photograph shows an aerial view of Straus Memorial Park in New York City. The memorial and park was dedicated on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of Isidore and Ida Straus on the Titanic. (Sou... More

Jesse Straus, Mrs. Jesse Straus, Mrs. Percy Straus, Mrs. E.H. Schifley, 4/16/15

Jesse Straus, Mrs. Jesse Straus, Mrs. Percy Straus, Mrs. E.H. Schifley...

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Straus Le Vert Memorial Hall, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA

Straus Le Vert Memorial Hall, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-1136 Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Robert Ware Straus, Special Assistant to the Director, Information Division

Robert Ware Straus, Special Assistant to the Director, Information Div...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Nathan Straus, New York housing expert who was recently named by President Roosevelt to the $10,000 post as Chief of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus is a son of the Philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 102037

New U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Nathan Straus, New ...

A black and white photo of two men in suits, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, residence in Mount Kisco, New York. Entrance court, from hill

Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, residence in Mount Kisco, New York. Entrance...

Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oscar Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

Oscar Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11337

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

A group of men sitting around a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General i... More

STRAUS, O.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

STRAUS, O.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Housing head talks to newsmen. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Nathan Straus, Chief of the United States housing Authority who spoke before members of the National Press Club yesterday. 12/10/37

Housing head talks to newsmen. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Nathan Strau...

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Low rent housing may be expanded. Washington, D.C., April 11. A White House conference with officials of Government Housing today brought a suggestion that the Low Rent, Housing and Slum Clearance Program may be expanded, the conferences discussed what they characterized as the "General Program" presumed to refer to proposals for new PWA expenditures, left to right: Nathan Straus, Chief of U.S. Housing Authority, Ebert K. Burlew, Asst. Sec. of the Interior, Sec. of the Interior Harold Ickes, and Stewart McDonald, Federal Housing Administrator, 4/11/38

Low rent housing may be expanded. Washington, D.C., April 11. A White ...

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Sec. of the Interior Harold Ickes, Chief of Publicity, Michael Straus

Sec. of the Interior Harold Ickes, Chief of Publicity, Michael Straus

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Mayor Mitchel & delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress Convention standing on steps of City Hall: Gov. Manning, S.C.; Straus; Dr. de Cespedes, Cuban Minister; Mayor Mitchel; Sen. Fletcher, Fla.; Karavongsi, Siamese Minister; Dr. Porras, Pnama Minis

Mayor Mitchel & delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress Conventi...

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Oscar Solomon Straus - Public domain portrait print

Oscar Solomon Straus - Public domain portrait print

3/4 lgth., seated, facing left. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Photoprint copyrighted by George Prince. No. 1. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Abraham Straus Co. Location: New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)

Abraham Straus Co. Location: New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

All set for construction. Washington, D.C., April 20. While Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New York, the father of modern housing legislation, looks on with pride, Nathan Straus, Chief of U.S. Housing Authority, puts the final OK on the President's approval of $36,657,000 in contracts for housing projects in New York City, Augusta, GA., Jacksonville, FLA., and Louisville, KY, 4/20/38

All set for construction. Washington, D.C., April 20. While Senator Ro...

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

Nathan Straus - Public domain photograph

Nathan Straus - Public domain photograph

A man in a suit and hat standing on a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oscar Straus - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Oscar Straus - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Oscar Straus /

Oscar Straus /

Close shot of Oscar S. Straus, author, United States ambassador, member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague for six three-year terms beginning in 1902, and Secretary of Commerce and Labor in TR's... More

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, & O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, & O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Oscar Straus & Hiram Johnson - Public domain portrait photograph

Oscar Straus & Hiram Johnson - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by Adolph Alexander Weinman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by ...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

F.D.R. & Nathan Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

F.D.R. & Nathan Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Mr. Straus, Mrs. T. Woodruff, and Mary Condon

Mr. Straus, Mrs. T. Woodruff, and Mary Condon

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Meeting of New York's mayor and housing administrator ends in love feast. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. What promised to be a red-hot meeting between U.S. Housing Administrator Nathan Straus (left) and New York Mayor Fiorella La Guardia took the form of a love feast before the confab ended. Straus said he had always considered Mayor La Guardia the best New York had had in his memory. While he noted New York's Housing Authority was starting two weeks late because it had not sent representatives to exploratory conferences, Administrator Straus promised La Guardia that they would receive the "same prompt consideration" of low cost housing project as any other community. 12/1/37

Meeting of New York's mayor and housing administrator ends in love fea...

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

Oscar Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

Oscar Straus - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Sec. Wilburn, Capt. W.R. Sefton, Rear Adm. Straus, budget officers, 9/20/24

Sec. Wilburn, Capt. W.R. Sefton, Rear Adm. Straus, budget officers, 9/...

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Nathan Straus waits while House Committee holds post mortem on Senate debate. Washington, D.C., June 27. Nathan Straus, USHA administrator, after reading 14 pages of a 56 page statement to the House Banking and Currency Committee yesterday, today looked resigned while the Committee held a 20 minute off the record discussion of the Senate debate in stripping the President of some of his monetary powers. Rep. Charles Gifford chortled, 'Oh I loved it. It bears out my contention.' 'If I read Senate debates I'd have no time to be a member of the House. Anyway, they're wrong,' but in Rep. Wright Patman. Finally the committee allowed him to read five sentences

Nathan Straus waits while House Committee holds post mortem on Senate ...

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11337

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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Straus, L.L. Bonheur, & O. Straus

Straus, L.L. Bonheur, & O. Straus

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for governor of New York in 1912; at the country home of politician William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923), Port... More

Seth Low at Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Seth Low at Straus Memorial - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Photograph shows educator Seth Low (1850-1916) at the dedication of Straus Memorial Park in New York City on April 15, 1915, the third anniversary of the death of Isidore and Ida Straus on the Titanic. (Source:... More

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11337

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11337

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More

L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr.; B. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]

L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e., Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. ...

Photo shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b. 1864), Oscar Straus (1850-1926), Bull Moose Party candidate for New York governor in 1912); and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Event took place at the country home of politici... More

[Nathan Straus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Nathan Straus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

J194574 U.S. Copyright Office. Possibly, Nathan Straus, 1848-1931. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, residence in Mount Kisco, New York. Entrance facade

Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, residence in Mount Kisco, New York. Entrance...

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