Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s

While construction is underway, the uncompleted sections of the roof must be mobile in order that a perfect fit may be made. Steel rails are laid and the sections of roof mounted upon them, allowing the giant pieces to be moved by a small crew with block and tackle

White House caller. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Governor Burnett Maybank of South Carolina, leaving the White House after a call on President Roosevelt today, 1/6/39

White House callers. Washington, D.C., March 16. British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay, right, with Lord Harlech whom he presented to President Roosevelt in a White House visit, 3-16-39

White House caller. Washington, D.C., May 4. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Republican of Massachusetts, was a caller at the White House today

White House callers. Washington, D.C., May 17. Sean T. O'Kelly, center, deputy head of the Irish Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, was presented to President Roosevelt today by Robert Brennan, left, Irish free state Minister to the U.S. On the right is John J. Hearne, advisor of Department of E

White House caller. Washington, D.C., July 18. Joseph E. Davies, United States Ambassador to Belgium, leaving the White House today after a call on President Roosevelt, 7/18/39

White House caller. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Leland Olds, new Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, was a caller on President Roosevelt today

White House acquires corner on U.S. dimes. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Dimes. Millions of 'em. Dimes in bags, envelopes, and packages are pouring into the White House these days as part of the president's March of Dimes, a feature of the President's Birthday Ball Fund to fight infantile paralisis. He

White House gets Lincoln portrait

White House flooded with dimes for paralysis fight. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Barbara Councilor and Ethel Haberkorn, Workers in the White House Mail Room, attempting to keep up with the flood of dimes which are coming to the President's Birthday Ball Committee to add to the fund to right infantile

White House callers. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. Among the White House visitors today were, left, Senator Josh Lee, Oklahoma, and right, M.E. Trapp, former Governor of Oklahoma

White House mecca for Easter holiday sightseers. Washington, D.C., April 11. Easter Holidays bring thousands of visitors to the Capitol every year. Naturally, the first stop for the sightseers is the White House as this picture indicates. 4-11-39

White House personnel fingerprinted following suggestion of the President. Washington, D.C., March 21. Recently the President suggested at his press conference that everyone in the White House, including himself, be fingerprinted and today the fingerprinting was started. Left to right: Isaac Avery

White House Secret Service Chief gets 'mugged' by F.B.I. Washington, D.C., March 21. Following President Roosevelt's suggestion at a recent press conference, White House employees from the President down were photographed and fingerprinted today by experts of the Department of Justice. Here we see C

White House takes on Christmas dress. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Workmen were busily engaged today putting the Christmas decorations on the front of the White House. The decorations are set ablaze with gayly colored lights on Christmas Eve at the same time President Roosevelt presses the switch to l

White House Secretary and medicine cabinet taken from White House in 1812. Washington, D.C., April 26. Stephen Early, Secretary to President Roosevelt with a mahogany brass bound medicine chest which was taken from the White House by a British sailor during the War of 1812 and returned yesterday by

White House visitor. Washington, D.C., July 20. A snap of Attorney General Murphy as he entered the White House door to keep an appointment for lunch with President Roosevelt today, 7/20/39

White House visitor. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. Frank Duffy, Democratic National committeeman from Vermont, leaving the White House today after a call on the President. Duffy told reporters he hoped Vermont would go democratic next year

White House visitors, Washington, D.C.

Who's going to pitch? Washington, D.C., April 21. Like old line fans that they are, the nation's no.1 baseball fans look over the program first thing upon taking their seats. Senators Charles L. McNary of Oregon, and Carter Glass of Virginia, look over the line-up with Vice President John Garner bef

Wife of Czechoslovakian Minister. Washington, D.C., April 3. A New Informal Picture of Mrs. Vladimir Hurban, wife of the Minister from Czechoslovakia. 4-3-39

Wife of Acting Navy Secretary views prize winning needlework of girl scouts. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. Mrs. Charles Edison, wife of the acting Secretary of the Navy was honor guest today at a private showing of prize winning samplers selected from a nation-wide competition among Girl Scouts. The sho

Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO leader, was one of the few American of any recognition who today attended the reception given by the Soviet Charge d'Affaires Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Grea

Will Rogers statue in Capitol

Will Rogers Statue, Capitol

Willebrandt and Cochran

William Bankhead exiting automobile outside State, War & Navy building

William Bankhead with gavel; and unidentified

William Green accuses NLRB of 'dictator tactics' and urges abolition of Board. Washington, D.C., May 1. AF of L President William Green stood before the Senate Education and Labor Committee today, urged abolition of the NRLB, and its substitution by a new 5 member board with less power, accused the

William O. Douglas

William S. Paley, Pres., CBS, N.Y.

William J. Smith, President, Standard Oil Co., of Kentucky, & W.T. Holliday, President, Standard Oil of Ohio

William White, Superintendent of Banks for New York State at Monopoly

Willis J. Ballinger, economic advisor to Federal Trade Commission

Wisconsin sends giant cheese to Capital. Washington, D.C., April 25. Wisconsin is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee Cheese Week to commemorate the founding of their cheese industry in 1864, and as a part of the program, they sent, through the Department of Agriculture, a cheese weighing 2,200 lbs. 'Go

With birds in front of Capitol

Wives of Congressmen in speaking class have commencement and awarding of prizes. Washington, D.C., March 17. Mrs. Hugh Butler's little publicized speaking class for wives of Congressmen today completed its schedule of classes and the group gathered at a luncheon to award prizes. Mrs. Will M. Whitti

Witness before monopoly committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Among the steel leaders appearing before the National Monopoly Committee today was Robert R. McMath, a Vice President of the Bethlehem Steel Co.

Witnesses before monopoly committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. These top-ranking steel business leaders seemed bored as they answered questions of the Monopoly Committee today. Left to right: Elton Hoyt, 11, Pickands, Mather Co., Crispin Oglebay, Oglebay, Norton & Co., Emmett Butler, Butler Bros., S

Wives of Gridiron Club members to entertain Mrs. Roosevelt while men entertain President. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Each year, President Roosevelt rides to the 13th floor of the National Press Building to see himself and other leading lights in official Washington lampooned unmercifully. Wives of m

Wm. H. Stauffer. Commissioner of Public Welfare (Va.), Sen. Robert W. Daniel, Gov. James H. Price, Sen. Charles Burke, Sen. L.M. Robinette. Mayflower Hotel, Council of State Governments

Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 22. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, witness before the Joint Congressional Committee on Immigration, told the Committee today that 'something must be done' to allow the removal of Austria

Woodring awards distinguished Flying Cross to Commander of Mercy flight. Washington, D.C., Feb. 14. Secretary of War Harry Woodring, today presented Major Calen W. Haynes, Air Corps, with the distinguished Flying Cross for his work in commanding the recent flight of an Army bomber to Chile with a lo

Woodring children get preview of their Easter Basket. Washington, D.C., April 5. The Woodring children, sons and daughter of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, were given a preview today of what to expect from the Easter Bunny on Sunday. The children, left to right: Cooper, Melissa and

World's Fair head asks president to fair. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Grover Whalen, Commissioner of the New York World's Fair today called upon President Roosevelt and announced that the President had accepted his invitation to attend the opening of the exhibition, 1/17/39

WPA Administrator asks Senate Committee to restore $150,000,000 cut in Deficiency Relief Bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. WPA Administrator F.C. Harrington, right, who today asked a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to restore the $150,000,000 cut from the Deficiency Relief Bill by the House, is pi

WPA trouble shooter. Washington, D.C., Feb. 10. Responsibility for who gets fired when the present works progress administration appropriation runs out in June will fall upon the shoulders of Dean Brimhall, trouble shooter and handyman for WPA. His real title is Director of the Section on Employment

WPA works O.K. in Louisiana, House committee told by Lousiana Washington, D.C. May 18. Governor Richard W. Leche of Lousiana, today told the Special House Committee Investigating the WPA that the WPA 'works satisfactorily in Lousiana' and helps take care of unemployed brought to his state 'by the hu

WOULD-BE INVESTIGATOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH CHARGE HIM

Xmas tree set up in East room. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. The East room of the White House took on its yuletide dress today when a tree decorated with varied colored lights was set up for the benefit of the sightseers

Wyoming Senator and Secretary of State debate on 'sugar lobby.' Washington, D.C., Jan. 13. Following his denial before the Senate Finance Committee today that there was any improper State Department procedure in negotiating a trade agreement with Cuba, Secretary of State Cordell Hull entered into a

Wyoming Senator. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Senator H.H. Schwartz from Wyoming, from a recent photograph, 1/14/39

Young Democrats invite Vice President Garner to annual convention. Washington, March 16. A delegation of Young Democrats today invited Vice President Garner to attend their annual convention which will be held at Richmond, Va., March 17-18. In center of photograph, left to right: Mrs. Gilbert Carter

Youngsters jam White House lawn to roll Easter eggs. Washington, D.C., April 10. General view of the thousands of Youngsters who today took part in the traditional Easter egg rolling on the historic White House lawn. President and Mrs. Roosevelt greeted the children from the south portico. 4-10-39