Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s

Authors of Administration Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours of Work Bill. Washington, D.C. May 24. Senator Hugo L. Black, (left) democratic senator from Alabama and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep. William P. Connery Jr, of Massachusetts Chairman of the House Labor Comm

Awaiting decision on Labor Relations Act. Washington, D.C., April 5. Senator Robert F. Wagner, (right) of New York, author of the Wagner Labor Relations Act, and Rep. William P. Connery, Jr., of Massachusetts, who sponsored the legislation in the house, are anxiously awaiting the decision of the Sup

Awa. ntest. Front row, left to right: William J. Ennis, Michael T. Kenns.; John J. McNally

Babe Ruth 1937

Baby member of the Senate takes subway. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Republican and second youngest member of the 75th session, boards the subway from the Senate Office building to the Capitol to attend his first session

Baby Senator quizzes labor leader. Washington, D.C., June 7. Senator Rush D. Holt, West Virginia, frequently interrupted the testimony of John L. Lewis today to ask questions of the C.I.O Chief as he appeared before the Senate and House labor Committees. Lewis gave his flat endorsement of the Black

Baby ready for street

Back Senate bills proposing licensing of corporations operating in interstate commerce. Washington, D.C., Nov. 26. Both Senators Joseph A. O'Mahoney (left) of Wyoming, and William E. Borah, of Idaho, have introduced bills in the Senate requiring that corporations which operate in interstate commerce

Baltimore, Md. A coding system, which eliminates all vowels and some consonants and reduces the remaining letters of the alphabet to groups designated by six master, or key, letters is employed in the Social Security Board Records Office. The. ing system was adopted as a "foolproof" methods of k

Baltimore, Md. Applications for social security account numbers transmitted to the Boards Office of the Social Security Board, in the Candler(?) Building, Baltimore, Md., in bundles of 500 from each of the typing centers located throughout the country

Baltimore, MD, April 24. A section of huge crowd that attended the Maryland Hunt steeplechase race near here. llborn Jake, owned by Paul Mellon, son of the former Secretary of the Treasury, was the winner

Baltimore, Maryland. The "work" cards, by means of which constant check is kept on what is being done with each block of Social Security Account Applications, are punched in the Production and Control Section. Each hole in each "work" or peration, card represents a letter or a numeral. When translat

Baltimore, MD. Chances of a mechanical error escaping detection are infinitesimal in the Social Security Board Records Office and great care is excercised to guard against human error. After the employee master card has been prepared, and before it is sent on to reproduce an acturial card, indexes

Baltimore, Md. For every social security account number issued an "employee master card" is made in the Social Security Board Records Office. Testifying data, given on the application blank, form ss-5 is transferred to this master card in the form of up ended quadrangular holes, punched by key punch

Baltimore, MD. Statistical data of great value in the future will accumulate in the files of the Social Security Board Records Office. To provide easy means of developing and studying this information, without disturbing the permanent records, acturial cards are reproduced from the original employee

Baltimore, MD. For every Social Security Account Number issued an "emploee master card" is made in the Social Security Board Records Office. Identifying data, given on the application blank, Form SC-5 ?, is transferred to this master card in the form of up-ended quadrangular holes, punched by key

Baltimore, MD. In handling millions of records two things are of great importance: accuracy and speed. Social Security Account numbers are divided according to the area in which the account number was issued, the group within the area, and the serial, or individual number. There are 9,999 individual

Baltimore, MD. To facilitate handling of the individual master card, it is necessary that the identifying information represented by the holes which have ben punched in the card, shall be easily read by the human eye. From the gang punch machine, therefore the master card is taken to an interpreting

Baltimore, MD. Every individual Social Security Account is listed in several ways in the Social Security Board Records Office. The photograph above shows a Records Office worker at a machine which is listing in numerical sequence on a loose leaf ledger page a record of account numbers issued, to who

Baltimore, MD. Strange as it may seem, many persons misspell or change the spelling of their names, from time to time. To forestall the difficulties which would ensue when Baer subsequently spelled his name Bear, the Social Security Board Records Office has set up several varieties of indexes for re

Bankhead, Barkley, and Rayburn

Bankheads together again. Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead forgot his official duties for a while today to welcome his talented actress daughter, Tallulah, at the Capitol today. Miss Bankhead is in the Capitol to open in a new play "Reflected Glory." Left to right: Tallulah

Baseball's boy wonders Washington, D.C., Aug 2. Baseball's wonder boys met for the first time as friendly enemies when Bucky Jacobs, left, Washington's rookie from Richmond, VA. And Bob Feller, from Cleveland, pitched against each other for the first time

Bay State Governor and aides. Washington, D.C. Jan. 19. Governor Charles F. Hurley, (center) of Massachusetts, with his aides, Gen. Charles Cole, (left) Massachusetts Adjutant General, and John L. Delaney, as they attended the housing luncheon for state Governors today at the Mayflower Hotel

Before House Agricultural Committee. Washington, D.C. Testifying before House Agricultural Committee on farm tenant legislation today; Gardner Jackson, representing the Committee on Rural Social Service, that the President proposed farm tenant legislation was totally inadequate

Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., March 20. Irving Grant, St. Louis editor, told the Senate Judiciary Committee today that "it is disastrous to leave the destinies of the United States" in the hands of five Supreme Court Justices "who have usurped the policy making functions of th

Before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., April 15. Testifying before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today, George S. Ward, Secretary of the Harlan County, Ky., Coal Operators Association, said his organiziation had doubled its assessment on member coal companies three times i

Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., April 22. The packing of the Supreme Court "strikes at the most vital provisions in the constitution", Dean L.J. Tepoel of the Creighton University Law School asserted before the Senate Judiciary Committee today *Louis J. TePoel

Before Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., June 8. Patrick H. Joyce, President of the Chicago and great Western Railroad, testifying before the Senate Railroad Financing Committee today, 6/8/37

Before the opening gong. Washington, D.C. March 8. Big three of the Labor Nonpartisan League pictured just before the gong sounded to open the convention of the League in Washington today. About 600 labor leaders of all sections of the country were here for the initial session. In the picture, left

Before the opening gong. Washington, D.C., March 8. Big three of the Labor Non-partisan League pictured just before the gong sounded to open the Convention of the League in Washington today. About 600 labor leaders of all sections of the country were here for the initial session. In the picture, lef

Begins training for hog-calling contest. Washington, D.C. June 9. Interest is at fever height in Louisiana for the coming hog-calling contest at the Capitol between Rep. Robert L. Mouton; of Louisiana, and Rep. Otha D. Wearin, of Iowa. So much so that Governor Richard Leche of the bayou state made a

Belgian horsemen welcomed. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15 1937. A delegation, led by D.C. Commissioner Melvin Hazen, welcomed the Belgian Army Horse Show team today on their arrival in the Capital. The Belgians will compete in the Inter-American Horse Show to be held in Washington October 21-24. In the p

Begin study of security changes. Washington, D.C., Nov. 5. Outstanding business, industrial and labor leaders attended the first meeting of the Social Security Advisory Council today. Possible changes in the Social Security Act were discussed at the meeting which was held in the Secretary of Labor's

Belgian Premier lunches with newsmen. Washington D.C. June 25. The Premier of Belgium, Dr. Paul Van Zeeland, was luncheon guest of the National Press Club today. He is shown with Charles O. Gridley, (right) President of the club, 6/25/37

Bending huge steel girders.

Bending huge steel girders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. At the U.S. Bureau of Standards officials were witnessing the testing of rigid steel frame knees that are used in grade eliminations such as over-passes, under-passes, bridges, etc. This photo shows the girder or knee placed into the huge 600,0

Bending steel girders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Officials of the steel industry and the U.S. Bureau of Standards inspect one of the large riveted steel frame knees that were placed thru the test. U.S. Bureau today. This frame designed to withstand 68,000 lbs carried a maximum load of 168,000

Bending steel girders. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. During the testing of the rigid steel frame knees at the Bureau of Standards the officials were constantly watching the girders to determine the exact moment that the load buckled or weakened the knees. This was done as the huge 600,000 lb. testing

Benjamin Schwartz ?, iron age *Head of the Institute of Scrap Iron

Big three of House Judiciary. Washington D.C. The big guns of the House Judiciary Committee as they studied the President's request for increase in the membership of the Supreme Court, following the meeting of the Committee today. Left to right: Rep. U.S. Guyer of Kansas, ranking Republican Member o

Bigger and better than ever. Washington, D.C., March 18. C.I.O. Leader John L. Lewis bought a new house in historic Alexandria which has caused no end of discussion among the ladies of St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Big four of democratic party visit their chief. Washington D.C. July 20. Four of the bigger shots of the Democratic Party were invited today to a conference given by President Roosevelt. Although denials were made it was believed that the conference was to be made in connection with the appointment

Big three of congressional tax hearing. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. The income tax payers are not the only ones having headaches these days for the Senators and Treasury experts who are handling the congressional tax investigation are having theirs too. Here we see in a huddle, left to right: Senator

Big three on U.S. Foreign relations. Washington, D.C., Oct. 8. President Roosevelt's first act on his return to the Capital today was to call his Chief Foreign Relations advisors into a conference for a discussion of the International Situation. The big three are shown as they left the White House.

Bids bon voyage to "flying caravan" of peoples mandate committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 29. About to leave on a 17,000 mile air tour of nineteen American Republics, the members of the "Flying Caravan" of the Peoples Mandate Committee were bid bon voyage by acting Secretary of the State Sumner Welle

Big. Gen. Seth Williams, QM of the USMC

Bill Dickey 1937 cropped

Black nomination approved by 13 to 4. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Senator Warren Austin of VT, left; and Senator Edward Burke, of Neb., right; talking with reporters after demanding Sen. Black of Ala. be questioned about his qualifications concerning the Supreme Court, the decisive vote came when Aus

Black nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Scene in the Senate Judiciary Committee room after the Committee voted 15 to 4 to report favorable the nomination of Senator Black for the Supreme Court, seated is Sen. Henry Ashurst of Ariz, Chairman of the Committe

Black confirmed by Senate. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. The new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Hugo L. Black looks calmly on as Col. Edward A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate, affixes his signature as a finishing touch to the Senate's confirmation of the Alabama Senator to the nation's highes

Black successor takes oath. Washington, D.C., Aug. 20. Vice President Garner administering the oath to Mrs. Bibb Graves, wife of the Governor of Alabama, who was yesterday named U.S. Senator from Alabama to succeed Hugo L. Black, newly appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In the photogr

Joins staff of Bureau of Air Commerce. Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. Blanche Noyes, who in 1930 took John D. Rockefeller, Jr., for his first and only air ride, has been appointed an air marking pilot for the Bureau of Air Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce. She assumed her duties today

Blind landing now possible. Washington D.C. It is now possible to make blind landings which has been one of the biggest difficulties to aviation. It is this single instrument located above the panel in the center directs him to the ground in a curved track and also in a straight line so as to hit th

Blind youngsters display ability before Senate Committee. Washington, D.C. April 9. Blind children from the Maryland School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind coaching Senator Claude Pepper, of Florida, in the art of operating a braille typewriter. The youngsters appeared before the senate subcommittee on

Bones of earliest mammals being studied at Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., May 8, 1937

Bolivia Legation,. 507 Mass. Ave.

Bones of earliest mammals being studied at Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., May 8. One of the largest collections of the bones of some of the earliest mammals are now being studied and classified at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. C. Lewis Gazin, Smithsonian paleontologist shown in the ph

Borah greets Moley. Washington, D.C., March 23. Senator William E. Borah, Republican from Idaho, greets Raymond Moley, former ace member of the Roosevelt "brain trust" as he arrived to express his opposition to the president's court reform plan before the Senate Judiciary Committee, 3/23/1937 *Abstr

Borah and Nye want to form new national party. Washington, D.C., May 6. There have been new rumors that Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator Nye of North Dakota and other insurgent Republicans want to start a new National party with the purpose of unhorsing the present Republican National Committee. T