Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s
6,354 photos, in date order; 3,421–3,480 on this page. The studio gave its photographs to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions. About the collection
Crowd at U.S. Navy Department
1938
Crowd greets Czech Minister as he leaves conference with Secretary Hull. Washington, D.C., Sept. 27. War days of 1917 were recalled today as a crowd gathered before the entrance to the State Department today to greet Czechoclovakian Minister Vladimir Hurban following his conference with Secretary of
1938-09-27
Crowd seeks admittance to opening of U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Oct. 3. The S.R.O. sign was hung out early today as the crowd gathered to gain admittance to the U.S. Supreme Court Chamber of for the opening of the 1938. 39 term of the Court, 10/3/38
1938-10-03
Crown Prince meets Sec. of State Hull. Washington, D.C., July 12. Sec. of State Cordell Hull, left; with Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, snapped as the left the dining room of the Carlton Hotel, where Mrs. Hull entertained for the royal couple, the Prince is traveling incognito while in this co
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Crown Princess & Mrs. Cordell Hull
1938
Crown Prince & Princess
1938
Cuba's Dictator greeted upon arrival. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Sumner Wells, The Undersecretary of State, shown shaking hands with Col. Fulgencio Batista as Gen. Malin Craig, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army looks on, 11/10/38
1938-11-10
Cuban Dictator places wreath at Maine Memorial. Washington, D.C., Nov. 12. Col. Fulgencio, Cuban Dictator, placing a wreath at the Maine Memorial mast in Arlington National Cemetery today to honor the gallant U.S. seamen who lost their lives when the battleship was blown up in Havanna Harbor in 1898
1938-11-12
Custums rifle team receives secretary of treasury cup for marksmanship. Washington, D.C., Aug. 5. Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Roswell Magill today presented to the Bureau of Customs revolver team the silver cup offered by Secretary Morgenthau for proficiency in small-arms marksmanship by Treas
1938
Czech representative sees Secretary Hull. Washington, D.C., Sept. 26. Dr. Karel Brejska, Charge D'Affairs of the Czechoslovakian Legation arriving at the State Department today for an appointment with Secretary Hull, 9/26/38
1938
D.A.R. Convention. Washington, D.C., April 18. Scene in Constitution Hall as the 47th Annual Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened tonight. The delegates were called to order by Mrs. William A. Becker, President General for the last three years, 4/18/38
1938
D.A.R. honors the unknown soldier. Washington, D.C., April 22. Mrs. William Becker, Pres. General of the D.A.R. photographed as she placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington today, 4/22/38
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D.A.R. honors the unknown soldier. Washington, D.C., April 22. The Daughters of the American Revolution paid homage to the Unknown Soldier today at Arlington Cemetery, photo shows general view of the services, 4/22/38
1938
D.C., Nixon, of Fort Cobb, Okla.
1938
Daniel Shields and Samuel King - Little Steel strike hearing 1937
1938-03-10
Left to right: Clayton Grandy, Cleveland; Cong. Martin L. Sweeney, Ohio; R.J. Gray, Wash. D.C.; James G. Caffery, Cleveland; Sen. Robert J. Bulkley, Ohio; D.W. Tracy, Wash., D.C.; Frank Carnahan, Wash., D.C.; Albert Delton, Cleveland; Joseph A. Mcinerney, Wash., D.C. Description: Daniel W. Tracy, pr
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DAR. Va. State Convention at Alex., Va.
1938
DAR Head offers Dies committee program to promote Americanism. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr., President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, today offered the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities a six-point program to promote Americanism, 12/9/3
1938
David E Lilienthal 1938
1938-05-25
Dave Schenker, with William O. Douglas, Chairman of S.E.C. at appropriations hearing at Cap.
1938
David W. Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, MD. General view of the project, showing the shop, office, and laboratory building in the foreground
1938
Equal rights to women would result in confusion, senate committee told. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8. Dean G. Acheson, former Undersecretary of the Treasury, today told the Senate judiciary subcommittee, that the proposed Constitutional Amendment granting "equal rights" to women would lead only to "conf
1938
Defends actions. Washington, D.C., March 16. J.J. Pelley, President of American Railroads, denied before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today charges of Fred Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, that the Association had used unfair tactics in "squeezing" the trunk line railroads of the
1938
Defies Senate Subpoena. Washington, D.C., March 18. Defying a subpoena of the Senate Lobby Committee, Dr. Edward A. Rumely, Executive Secretary of the Committee to uphold constitutional government, today refused to produce the organization's files concerning campaigns against New Deal legislation. O
1938
Declares TVA yardstick is sound. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Appearing before the Joint Congressional TVA Committee today, Leland Olds, Executive Secretary of the New York Power Authority and nationally recognize authority on utilities, declared the TVA yardstick is sound and worth '50 to 100 times a
1938
Delay in Philippine liberty seen in arrival here of Vice President. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Serious consideration by the Administration of delaying the date of Independence for the Philippines was indicted today when Vice President Sergio Osmena arrived here with members of a Special Economic Com
1938
Delivers address of welcome to word industrialists. Washington, D.C., Sept. 19. George S. Messersmith, Assistant Secretary of State, delivering for Secretary Hull and address of welcome to delegates from all over the world attending the Seventh International Management Congress which convened at the
1938
Delegates to small business conference register. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. As the small business conference opened today nearly on thousand delegates from 45 states were listed with many hundred more expected to register before the meeting adjourned, 2/2/38
1938
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee named as Congress nears close. Washington, D.C., June 16. As Congress sang its swan song today, Senate Majority Leader Alvin W. Barkley named the members of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Senator Prentiss M. Brown was the choice of Barkley for
1938
Denies NAM activities served to restrict civil liberties. Washington, D.C., March 2. Appearing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today, Walter B. Weisenburger, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Manufacturers activities have intended or have served to restrict civil li
1938-03-02
Demonstrates new signature machine to house member. Washington, D.C., March 18. The latest is the automatic electric signature machine invented by Glenn W. Watson, (left) who is shown in this picture demonstrating it to Rep. Lindsay C. Warren of North Carolina, 3/18/38
1938
Denies TVA flood control plan did not work. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. Appearing before the Joint Congressional Committee Investigating TVA, Theodore B. Parker, Chief TVA Engineer, denied charges of republican members of the Committee that the TVA flood control did not work. Frequent squabbles betwee
1938-12-02
Denis Mulligan, Chief of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, 3/27/38
1938
Dennis Mulligan & Doug Corrigan
1938
Dennis Mulligan & Doug Corrigan Dennis Mulligan is the head of the Federal Bureau of Air Commerce The Evening Sun 19 Jul 1938, Tue · Page 5
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Department store magnate. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. Louis E. Kirstein, Vice President of William Filene's Sons of Boston, leaving the White House after a call on President Roosevelt today, 11/1/38
1938
Describes wire-tapping of government phones. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Louis R. Glavis, former Interior Department Investigator, today described to the Senate Public Lands Committee how wire-tapping of department telephones was carried on after he discussed leakage of information with Secretary Ick
1938-01-17
Describes value of subsidy for creative work. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. The value of federal "subsidy" for creative work was described to the House Patents Committee today by Mrs. Ellen S. Wooward, Assistant WPA Administrator in charge of the Government Creative Work Program. Without mentioning a re
1938
Depth of 500 feet reached by Navy Divers in recent test of Helium-Oxygen for air supply. Washington, D.C., Aug., 8/9/38. Record dives--deep as 500 feet--have been recently made at the Navy Yard here and off the USS Falcon Submarine rescue vessel operating from Portsmouth, N.H. by divers using Navy s
1938
Destruction of Democratic Party aim communists, Dies Committee told. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Resuming his testimony before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today, Dr. J.B. Matthews, former communist organizer, charged that communist strategy in America calls for the destru
1938
Dies' young son learns of un-American activities first hand. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. Young Bobby Dies, son of Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman of the Special House Committee investigating un-American activities, listens intently as his father questions witnesses before the committee today. On the left
1938
Dies Committee told of methods to recruit youth for service with loyalists. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Methods used to recruit youths for service with loyalists in Spain were detailed to the Dies Committee today by Alvin I. Alpern, (left) Boston Youth, and Abraham Sobol, (center) both the youths, wh
1938
Dies Committee appoints subcommittee to hearings on Nazi activities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Members of the House Committee investigating Un-American activities met today and decided to appoint a subcommittee to begin hearings on Nazi activities. Chairman Dies said the hearings would be held in a
1938
Dies committee told that silver shirt organization sought conference with Tom Girdler. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Arnold Gingrich, editor of Ken Magazine, today gave the House Committee investigating Un-American activities a letter indicating that members of the Silver Shirt Organization sought a con
1938
Dies committee told country is being flooded with racial propaganda. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. The House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities was today told by its ace investigator, John Metcalfe, that at least 200 organizations in the U.S. are disseminating racial propaganda, and describ
1938
Dimes for Infantile Paralysis Foundation flow into White House for president. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Official mail was nearly forgotten today at the White House as letters containing ten-cent contributions to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis continued to arrive by the thousands. M
1938-01-28
Diplomatic wedding. Washington, D.C., Feb. 19. A colorful diplomatic wedding took place at St. Matthew's Church today when Senorita Graciela Trucco, daughter of the Chilean Ambassador, Don Manuel Trucco, became the bride of Don Fernando Illanes of the Chilean Dipolomatic Service. The best man, Alfon
1938
Diplomas conferred on War College graduates. Washington, D.C., June 22. Today was graduation day at the Army War College at Fort Humphrey's here. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson is pictured presenting a diploma to Maj. Theodore L. Futch, one of hundred U.S. Army Officers to graduate with th
1938-06-22
Director of mint relaxes on newly acquired farm. Solomon's Island, MD, July 29. Director of the Mint, Nellie Tayloe Ross, finds rest and relaxation from her arduous Treasury duties on her newly acquired 200 acre farm here. She is pictured among her 60,000 tobacco plants which are soon to be harveste
1938-07-29
Direct nation's farm policies. Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. The farmers of the Nation look to these men to solve their many problems. Pictured, left to right, are: M.L. Wilson, Undersecretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, and H.R. Tolley, A.A.A. Administrator, 9/22/38
1938
Diplomatic children broadcast Xmas greeting. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Christmas greetings in all tongues were broadcast all over the world today by the tiny sons and daughters of foreign diplomats participating in Annual International Children's Christmas Program staged by the National Broadcastin
1938
Director of Mint now Maryland farmer. Solomons Island, Md., July 29. It's a far cry from the plains of Wyoming to Maryland farm, but Director of Mint Nellie Tayloe Ross bridged the gap when she acquired 200 acres here including 100 year old house. While the principal crop is tobacco, Mrs. Ross is eq
1938-07-29
Discuss business conditions. Washington, D.C., May 13. Averill Harriman (left), chairman of the President's Business Advisory Council, and Secretary of Commerce Daniel A. Roper snapped just before they went into the metting of the Business Advisory Council today at the Department of Commerce
1938
Discuss legislation for U.S. Territories
1938-04-28
Discuss naval expansion with president. Washington, D.C., Jan. 5. High Naval Officials and members of key Congressional Committees conferred with President Roosevelt today in regard to a Naval Expansion Program. Following the meeting, Chairman Taylor of the House Appropriations Committee announced t
1938
Discuss far east war situation. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Col. Montchen Thomas Tchou, China's first housing expert, discusses the far east situation with Rep. Sam McReynolds, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, at a luncheon at the National Press Club. The luncheon was given for Col. Tc
1938
Discuss sale of private utilities in TVA area. Washington, D.C., March 16. Tennessee Valley Authority Director David E. Lillienthal, (left) and Wendell L. Wilkie, President of the Commonwealth and Southern Corporation, met today in the first of series of conferences to discuss the sale of private ut
1938
Discuss plans for mobilizing 2,000,000 men. Washington, D.C., March 28. Plans for the most intensive recruiting campaign in American history, to be followed by enactment of a selective service law which would provide a military force of 2,000,000 men within four months, were expected to be perfected
1938
Discuss legislation for U.S. Territories. Washington, D.C., April 28. While not called for testimony, Governors Blanton Winship (left) of Porto Rico, and Lawrence W. Cramer (standing) of the Virgin Islands, conferred with Senator Millard Tydings, Chairman of the Senate Territories and Insular Affair
1938
Discuss rail strike threat. Washington, D.C., May 20. David B. Robertson (right) President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginermen, discuss with Chairman Burton K. Wheeler of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, the threatened "Nation-Wide" strike bode of the railway labor union
1938