Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s

In spotlight at Senate Railroad Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. J.J. Anzalone, President of the Mid-America Corp., and Comptroller for many Van Swerigan companies, was questioned today by Chairman Burton K. Wheeler at the Senate Railroad financing inquiry. Anzalone told the committee of an optio

In spotlight at Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Testifying before the Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Trust Inquiry today, Leon G. Ruth, President of the Liberty Bond and Share Corporation of Buffalo, told his Corporation granted loans to their officers, employees, and former

Inauguration contruction of Capitol

Indiana's Senator, Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. A new informal photograph of Senator Sherman Minton, Democrat from Indiana

Industrial-Labor meeting get under way. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Maj. George L. Berry, President Roosevelt's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation, with his assistant, Sullivan W. Jones, as they prepared for the opening of the Second Conference of Industry and Labor today

Information and application room, Civil Service Commission

Investigating presidential campaign expenses, Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. The campaign expenses of the presidential candidates are being carefully scrutinized by this special Senate Committee of which Senator Augustine Longergan, Democrat, is chairman. In the photograph made at the first meeting of

Izau Smith pulling off Lausive Hall's riding boot Roadside Theatre

James A. Farley, right

James M. Landes, Chairman of S.E.C. and Sec. Miss E.M. Townsend

James Roosevelt, left

James T. Forgarty of the N.A. Power Co. and Floyd L. Carlisle Chairman of Board of the Consolidated. Co., NY

Jerry W. Carter member of Florida Railway Commission and Nicolas Stahl

Jim Farley, at the White House, 8/20/36

John Hamilton Landon's manager, 5/27/36

John L. Lewis listens to Smith, Washington, D.C., August 7. John L. Lewis listening to the Rev. Smith blast the New Deal at the Premiere Club in Washington today. Smith also professed that we would all see the day and thank Lewis for breaking away from the American Federation of Labor

John L. Lewis and William Green

John L. Lewis at press conference

John L. Lewis at desk with group

John N. Garner, 2nd from right

John McBee, doorkeeper Landon's office in Capitol. He is 85 years old, veteran of Indian wars, walked to Kansas from Kentucky in 1859, saw the Capitol building constructed in 1868 and went to work in Capitol 21 years ago

John P. Frey, A.F. of L.

John W. Barriger, Chief Examiner of Railroads for the R.F.C., 12/30/36

John W. McDonald, narcotic agent

Johnson with Earth inductor

Josephine Roche, center 39900v

Josephine Roche (extracted)

Julius Dorphmuller, Head of. Railroads from Berlin, Germany, President 3rd World Power Conference

Justice Harlan Fiske Stone

Justice Roberts rests at summer home. Kimberton, PA. Aug. 22. Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts of the United States Supreme Court, is spending the summer at his large dairy farm in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania near this small town

L. to r. Cong. Louis Ludlow, Dem. Ind. & Cong. John Faber, Republican from N.Y.

Labor whispers. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins went into a huddle with William Green, President of the American Federation Labor, as both attended the Conference of Industry and Labor today

Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Management and Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins escorted by John G. Paine, Chairman of the Employers Group in the Berry Industrial-Labor Council, arrives for the meeting of Industry and Labor.

Labor Non-Partisan League Leaders, Washington, D.C., August 10. Labor's Non-Partisan League held their first convention here today with their first objective: "reelection of President Roosevelt." Here we see Maj. George L. Berry, President of the League, greeting John. L. Lewis, Chairman of the Boar

Largest dinner in Washington, Washington, D.C., Sept. 10. The largest dinner that has been held in Washington was held tonight at the Union Station which was used as the banquet hall, for the delegates of the Third World Power Conference

Last review, Washington, D.C. Sept. 23. Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Oley Nelson, reviews his comrades of '65 as they marched up historic Pennsylvania Avenue today. A feature of every G.A.R. Encampment, the parade today may be the last one for the decreasing ranks of the Civ

Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, President of the Manufacturers Trust Company, goes. Gibson testified that his company advanced to Mid-America Corporation $1,600,00 of the $3,121,00 used to purchase the Van Swerigan Securities at auction

Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, (standing) President of the Manufacturers Trust Company, goes into a last minute huddle with John P. Murphy, Director of the Mid-America Corporation, before the Senate Inquiry into Railroad financing today. Gibson testified that his com

Last survivor of Greely Arctic Expedition honored on 80th birthday. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. Brig. Gen. David L. Brainard, U.S.A. Retired, was singally honored today on the occasion of his 80th birthday. At a ceremony at the Army and Navy Club the famous explorer was presented with a scroll making

Left to right: Arthur C. Sullivan, John T. Walker, Jr., the Deputy Intermediate Comm.; Geo. M. Brennan, Intermediate Commissioner of F.C.A.

M. and Me. Pierre Albert of Paris, France, Third World Power Conference

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. H.J. Keegan of the U.S. Bureau of Standards, using the spectrophotometer to determine the different colors in a piece of cloth. It formerly took a man a half a day to make this spectrum analysis but now the machine d

Madame Secretary. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. A new and informal photograph of Secretary of Labor Perkins, made at her desk in the Labor Department today

Maine Memorial, Arlington, Virginia

Making out applications at Civil Service Commission

Man and woman creating model of streets with houses

Man at White House, Washington, D.C.

Man using microscope in laboratory

Man with chart: Progressive 5-year accumulations of departures from normal precipitation: Warsaw, Poland; and St. Paul, Minnesota

Maritime Commission at White House, Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. The members of the newly created Maritime Commission were called to the White House today for their first conference with President Roosevelt. Left to right: Rear Admiral Montgomery Taylor; George Landick, Jr., and Rear Admiral Henry A.

Member of New Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. George Landick, Jr., Chief of the Planning Section of the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department, has been named a member of the New Maritime Commission by Preesident Roosevelt. He was born in Indiana but makes his home in Kensin

Memories of '65, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Pennsylvania Avenue again echoed with the footsteps of the Civil War Heroes as they trudged up the famous thoroughfare today in what may be the last parade for the Grand Army of the Republic. Slow but still firm of step the march brought back memories of

Men and woman creating model of streets with houses

Men at White House, Washington, D.C.

Men looking under hood of Federal Communications Commission automobile

Men with weather balloon on roof of U.S. Weather Bureau building, Washington, D.C.

Miss. Evalyn Washington McLean, daughter of Mrs. E.B. McLean (Emily Washington McLean Later Changed her name to Evalyn Walsh McLean)

Mme. Secretary. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins as she surveyed the audience before beginning her address before the Conference of Industry and Labor today

Model of Social Security by states

Morgan partner testifies. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. Appearing at the Senate Railroad Financing Inquiry today, Arthur M. Anderson, Partner in J.P. Morgan & Co., told the Committee that his firm and other New York banks "lost money" through financing the terminal deal between Missouri Pacific Railroa