Harris & Ewing photos from the 1920s

Man examining skulls

Man holding Bill, H.R. 976. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Man lying in front of train on tracks

Man with variety of egg scales used for grading eggs

Mary Church Terrell, 1926 - Original

Men at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Military group with special chair at White House, Washington, D.C.

Miss Marguerita Ginn and Lt. Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomas.

Mrs. Coolidge and group of scouts on White House porch, Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Coolidge and unidentified in greenhouse with flowers

National Capitol Horse Show opens in Virginia, May 14, 1926. This picture shows the. occupied by Mrs. Everett Sanders, left, wife of. President; Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of the. and Mrs. Wm. M. Butler, wife of the Senator

Neighborhood house garden fete. The Egyptian Minister and Mme Smay Pasha, (right) refreshing themselves with coffee at the Egyptian booth served by Mrs. R.W. Imbrie. Mrs. Imbre is the widow of Maj. Imbre who lost his life in Persia several years ago

Nicholas Longworth at White House, Washington, D.C.

False tanks used to check up gasoline filling stations. Theodore A. Seraphin, Deputy Supervisor of Weights and Measures of Philadelphia, with the false tank he displayed at the National Conference on Weights and Measures in Washington, May 26th. This tank he conceals in his car and checks up on gaso

Device takes time signal from pendulum of clock. ingenius apparatus takes a time signal from the pendulum. A clock without mechanical contact and the time thus. accurate to a small fraction of a second variation. day. This device was invented by R.E. Gould, Chief of Time Section of the

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.?, right

President Coolidge was presented with a box of real California sweets at the White House today, May, 17th, by A.R. Linn, manager of the Merced County Chamber of Commerce, Merced, California. (Left) on the right is Cong. H.E. Barbour of California, who introduced Mr. Linn to the Chief Executive

President of Haiti arrives in Washington. The Secretary of State, Frank B. Kellogg, and other high officiai of the government greeted the President of Haiti, Louis Borno, upon his arrival in the NatiNational Capital, June, 14th. In the photograph, left to right: Col. Sherwood A Cheney, Military Aide

Prominent at slush inquiry. Harry Baker, former Republican State Chairman of Pennsylvania and Vare Manager, (left) and Edward E. Beidleman, Vare's ally running for the gubernatorial nomination, who were questioned about the financial arrangements made in the formation of the Vare-Beidleman coalition

Radio inspectors now on the job. Watch out for the ------ Radio inspectors will get you! Broadcasting stations that do not keep on their own wave LE may expect to receive a hurry call from a person resembling a physician with a medical case---In fact, however, he is RA Inspector with a portable freq

Robert Edmund Sherwood? with book "Here we are again" at White House, Washington, D.C.

Robert M. La Follette, Jr., left. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

ROSENGARTEN, GEORGE D.

Seated at ceremony; Grace Coolidge, left

Sen. Borah & Secty. Kellogg

Senator Cameron of Arizona, (with big hat) Dawes and Speaker Longworth with the Hopi Indians who genuine Hopi Snake Dance for members of Congress on plaza, May 15th

The cries of the Hopi Indians as they danced into their historic Snake Dance echoed through the United States Capitol grounds, May 15, when selected members of their tribe staged a genuine sure-enough ol-time dance for members of congress. The dance was planned by Senator Cameron of Arizona in an ef

The children of the Minister and Countess Laszlo Szechenyi wearing Hungarian costumes attended the Annual Garden Fete for the benefit of the neighborhood house in Washington, May 20th. The Countess is the former Gladys Vanderbilt. They are Gladys Sylvia and Nandine

The Governor of Maryland, Albert Ritchie, was the principal speaker at today's session of the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington. In this photograph the governor is being welcomed by John O'Leary, (right) President of the Organization. On the left is L.C. Pierson

The front line at the Hopi snake dance staged by Senator Cameron of Arizona at the Capitol May 15th. Mrs. William E. Borah, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Speaker Longworth

Third Haven Meeting House, Easton, Maryland

Truck: Commerce Relay

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Washington, D.C., inventor C. Francis Jenkins

Wedding; Andrew W. Mellon, right

What a scene was the Hopi snake dance on the Capitol plaza. Congress gathered en masse to witness this weird ceremony. On the front row: Vice President Davis; Mrs. Howard, wife of the British Ambassador; Mrs. Dawes, Countess Schechany, and Count Schecany the Hungarian Minister to the United States

William Pat Boland, 17 years old, of Newberry County, South Carolina, with a $2,000 cup he won as first prize in a corn growing contest for boys in eight southern states. He called on President Coolidge today, May 13th

Woman and man at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Airplane, Bolling Field, Washington, D.C.

Boss of the ether" tunes in. Rear Admiral W.H.G. Bullard, chairman of the newly created Federal Radio Board, who recently arrived in Washington from China, "tunes in" on a radio set in his office at the Department of Commerce

Daddy" of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture is expert horseman at 84. Although he has passed his 84th birthday, Nelson J. Dunlap May 30, 1843 - December 9, 1942, (right) father of the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Renick Dunlap (left) rides horseback for his daily exercise. The elder Dunlap

Lady Edison" with latest invention: an air baby doll that can be bathed. Miss Beulah Louise Henry, of North Carolina and a direct descendent of Patrick Henry, is often called the "Lady Edison" because of her many inventions. She arrived at the Patent Office in Washington today to consult with Uncle

Our Gang" comedies call on President Coolidge. niels and "Peggy" Eames, stars of the kids in "Our Gang" comedies were received by Coo lidge at the White House today. The youngsters are. local theatre

The Flying Senators," Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, left, and Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut are called the "flying senators" on Capitol Hill because of their frequent use of the airplane to transact government business. This photograph was snapped at Bolling Field Washington, just before t

We are never too old to learn." This old adage has been clearly proven in the case of Noe Demers of Massachusetts, who at the age of 70 years has mastered the English language and passed his citizenship examination. He was recently chosen as one of the three outstanding Americanization students in t

. of Italian Naval Attache is accomplished horseman. the youngest and most accomplished of Washington's ho rsemen is Patrick Lais, son of the Naval Attache at. embassy and Signora Alberto Lais. The youngster. almost daily riding his favorite mount on the bridle, Rock Creek Park

. with Chief of Staff. Corps Area Commanders and Division Commanders of the United States Army met with the Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, at the War Department in Washington today to discuss subjects of current interest to the military establishment. In the group, left to right

. lvin J. Mass of Minnesota, called on President. ite House today to lay before the Chief Executive. irness and mismanagement against C.J. Hibbard,. r of Fort Snelling Veteran's Hospital

. volution of Women of Peru shown with living models at Woman's Universal Alliance Conference. Living models portrayed the Peruvian women of today and yeste rday with the lecture given by Mrs. Frank Barrows Freyer, Washin gtonian who spent many years in the Latin American republic; second confer

Ford airplane, flivver

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

7th Division officers meet President Coolidge. The officers who commanded the 7th Division during the World War are now holding their annual reunion in Washington. They were received at the White House today by President Coolidge. In the center of photograph, left to right: General E. Wittenmyer who

African American men handling large bags of paper

Airplane "Spirit of St. Louis

Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. with men in wheelchairs

Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Nicholas Longworth in front of White House, Washington, D.C.

Alice Brooks Davis, 1927 (cropped)

Andrew W. Mellon. Washington, D.C.

Architects open convention in Washington. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architec. its annual convention in the National Capital today distinguished teachers of architecture from all part. country in attendance. In the group, left to right: Goldsmith, University of Kansas and Vice