Harris & Ewing photos from the 1920s

Golf, Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Goodbye and Good Luck. After christening the seaplane in which Lieut. Benjamin Mendes, of Colombia, will attempt a nonstop flight from Far Rockaway, N.Y., to Colombia, Miss Maria Olaya, daughter of the minister from Colombia to the United States, bid the flyer bon voyage. The plane was christened Ri

Gordon Bennett International Balloon Trophy goes to U.S. Army Air Corps. The Gordon Bennett International Balloon Trophy, property of the National Aeronautic Association by virtue of three victories by American Balloonists, was today presented to Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation F. Trubee Dav

Group next to airplane with package addressed to "Dr. Hugo Eckener, Graf-Zeppelin, Lakehurst, N.J.

Governor of Nebraska is interesting caller at White House. Governor Adam McMullen of Nebraska, (right) called on President Coolidge at the White House today with Senator Robert B. Howell of Nebraska. Governor McMullen says that Nebraska will go strong for any presidential candidate who will help the

Grace Coolidge and Calvin Coolidge

Grace Coolidge and girl, White House steps, Washington, D.C.

Grapes for the President. White House, Washington, D.C.

Group at field; Frank Kellogg second from right; U.S. Capitol visible in distance

Group at field; Frank Kellogg at left, Charles Lindbergh third from right

Group at table; included Hubert Work, 4th from right

Group at U.S. Mail airplane

Group at Union Station, Washington, D.C.

Group at Union Station; includes Frank Kellogg, Calvin Coolidge, Hubert Work, Curtis Wilbur, Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Davis. Washington, D.C.

Group of men and boys outside White House, Washington, D.C.

Group of children outdoors with radio?

Group of women standing in front of Voters Information Bureau

Group of young men. White House, Washington, D.C.

Group outside White House; Calvin Coolidge and Dwight Davis at center. Washington, D.C.

Group with food baskets

Group with members of Coolidge cabinet, including Curtis Wilbur, Dwight Davis, John G. Sargent, and Charles Dawes

Group with women in costumes

Group, includes Curtis Wilbur, front left; William F. Whiting, 3rd from left; and Frank Kellogg, front center, and John G. Sargent, 3rd from right

Group, Curtis Wilbur, center; White House, Washington, D.C.

Group: Frank Kellogg, left, Herbert Hoover, center

Group; Andrew W. Mellon, 2nd from right

Group. Charles Francis Jenkins (2nd from left) showing his Mirror Drum Television Receiver

Group; Frank Kellogg at left; Charles Lindbergh thrid from right

Group; Herbert Hoover, center

Group; Herbert Hoover third from left

Group; includes Claude Swanson, right

Group; Hubert Work, front, 2nd from left

Harry S. New, Postmaster General, with oversize envelope addressed to him

Hats off! Attention men! The national straw hat wearer's association appears on the scene in Washington, D.C. The rules say: wear your straw hat when it is hot. Don't bother about the set dates. Remember, a straw hat on the head is cooler than a straw in the store." Here we have the national officer

Head of United Mine Workers is first witness before Senate Coal Committee. John L. Lewis, (right) head of the United Mine Workers of America, was the first witness to testify before the Senate committee investigating the coal situation in Washington today. On the left is Senator James Watson of Indi

Herbert and Lou Hoover leaving Friends Meeting House

Herbert Hoover and Charlie Curtis

Herbert Hoover and group,. Club, Washington, D.C.

Herbert Hoover and William F. Whiting with group

Herbert Hoover and William F. Whiting

Herbert Hoover cutting large melon, with group

Herbert Hoover and Lou Hoover on back of train

Herbert Hoover? at building site

Herbert Hoover, right

Hoover Field in Washington DC circa 1928-1930

Hon. Otis F. Glenn, new Senator Elect from Ill. called on the White House today to pay his respects to President Coolidge

Horse and woman with letter blocks

Horse display at "Saddles, Harness" building

Horse and dog jumping

Hubert Work? at desk

Hubert Work, Herbert Hoover and group

Hubert Work and radio

If you happen to be commander of a Navy ship you will be happy to know about this new piece of mechanism. It is the result of the combined efforts of various branches of the Navy Dept. It is a theodolite (compass for measuring the horizon) that will be used on Navy ships. Mr. R.L. Currie of the aero

Inventor of America's first flying machine attends International Civil Aeronautics Conference. Orville Wright, one of the famous Wright brothers who made the first flight in America 25 years ago, was given a hearty greeting by the delegates from all over the world when he arrived to attend the first

Is it or is it not? Lt. Colonel Thomas J. Dickson, retired, Chaplains Corps, U.S. Army, says that the bird about to be carved on the memorial bridge leading from Washington, D.C., to Arlington is a Mexican eagle and not an American Eagle

Japanese Ambassador and. Matsadaira first to view Washington Amaryllis Show. The Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Tsuneo Matsudaira snapped at the opening of the Washington Amaryllis Show today. This is the fifteenth annual amaryllis show held by the Department of Agriculture which attracts many th

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., as he appeared before the Senate Oil Investigating Committee in Washington today to lend what aid he could in exploring the mysteries of the Continental Trading Company's $3,000,000 "slush" fund

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., (left) as he left the Capitol in Washington today with Senator Nye of North Dakota, after testifying before the Senate Public Lands Committee investigating the Teapot Dome lease. Senator Nye is a member of the Senate Committee

Joseph Sweetman Ames (1864-1943) in 1928

Langley plane at Smithsonian Washington, D.C.