Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s
6,354 photos, in date order; 3,481–3,540 on this page. The studio gave its photographs to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions. About the collection
Discuss government reorganization with President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. Charles E. Merriam, (left) and Louis Brownlow, members of the President's Reorganization Committee, leaving the White House today after discussing government reorganization with President Roosevelt, 9/23/38
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Discuss Features of New Bureau of Engraving and Printing annex. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, left, discusses with Alvin W. Hall, Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the new annex of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which the Treasury Secretary
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Discuss railroads' financial difficulties. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. George H. Davis, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Arthur Hill, right, President of Atlantic Greyhound Co. at a meeting of representatives all types of transportation today. They are seeking ways and means to solve th
1938
Discuss Red Cross problems. Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, left, Vice President of the American Red Cross, discusses with Norman Davis, reappointed Chairman today, the problems facing the organization at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Incorporators
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Discuss sale of helium to Germany with President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 11. U.S. Chief of Staff Malin Craig, (left) and Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of Naval operations, leaving the White House today after a discussion with President Roosevelt and other high government officials regardi
1938
Discuss sale of helium to Germany. Washington, D.C., May 11. Germany's request to buy a large quantity of helium for German- owned commercial airships was discussed by President Roosevelt and the U.S. Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Solicitor General, and the Secretary of Interior. S
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District of Columbia flag Mel Hazen
1938
Discuss transportation difficulties. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Representatives of. types of transportation companies- railroad, airline, bus, steamship- attended a special meeting today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to formulate a national transportation policy for presentation to the next
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Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Railroad management representatives today disputed before President Roosevelt's fact finding board figures presented by Labor as to the annual income of rail employees. J. Elmer Monroe, Statistician of the Bureau of Railway
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Discusses Wall Street reforms with Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Oct. 29. Paul Shields, New York Utilities expert, shown leaving the White House after conferring with President Roosevelt in relation to Wall Street reforms growing out of the Richard Whitney case. Shields, recommends greater safeguards
1938
Do not abolish present system, GMC head tells monopoly committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. William S. Knudsen, President of the General Motors Corp., today told the Monopoly Committee that to abolish the patent system would be 'bad for industry generally.' He added, 'it wouldn't mean much to Genera
1938
Don Knowlton & John S. Hill; Civil Liberties
1938
Donald Wakefield Smith
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Donald Wakefield Smith, member if the National Labor Relations Board
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Dorothy Parker 1938
1938-08-04
Doug Corrigan & Harry Somerville
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Douglas Corrigan & Sammy Baugh
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Doug Corrigan at airport
1938
Down to business. Washington, D.C., Aug. 8. Shortly after taking the Oath of Office today, Edward J. Noble, Chairman of the newly created Civil Aeronautics Authority, and Clin. M. Hester, Administrator of the Authority, went into an immediate huddle to discuss plans for putting the ? act into e
1938
Ed Jamieson; James Keenan, Asst. Atty. Gen'l; Sen. Pat Harrison;. Wm. E. Jamieson, 5/26/38
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Dr. Charles W. Knox, senior poultry geneticist, inspects the newly hatched chicks preparatory to banding them, 1/19/38
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Dr. Arthur Morgan, TWA
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Dr. Harecourt Morgan, left, vice chairman of T.V.A. David K. Lilienthal, right
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Dr. F.F. Smith, of the Bureau of plant quarintine and entomology, pouring naphthalene flakes on bulbs before being planted, 8/30/38
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Dr. Francis E. Townsend thanks president for pardon. Washington, D.C., April 21. Scheduled for only a five-minute appointment, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, pardoned old-age pension planner, spent over half an hour with President Roosevelt at the White House today. He thanked the president for the pardo
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Dr. Kate B. Karpeles
1938
Dr. Townsend happy over pardon. Washington, D.C., April 18. Shortly before he was to be transported from the U.S. Marshal's office to the D.C., jail today to serve a 30-day sentence, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old-age pension planner, was notified of his pardon by President Roosevelt. He is pictured d
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Dr. Townsend & Sen. Lodge
1938
Drawing plans for the new building program. Washington, D.C., June 6. A general view of the Treasury Department's Procurement Division showing architects at work drawing plans for the new building program under the recently approved Relief-Recovery Act. Blueprints at the rate of 30,000 a day are bei
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Drafting room, Navy Dept.
1938
Drives ancient "Lizzie" to White House to show Henry Ford. Washington, D.C., April 27. His 1921 Model T Ford polished to a mirror like finish, Ernest A. Franke, elderly Washingtonian, drove to the White House executive offices to day with intentions of showing the ancient model to Henry Ford. "Where
1938
Duchess of Atholl & Sir Wilmott Levis
1938
Dupont opposes incentive taxation. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Appearing before the Senate Finance Subcommittee investigating profit sharing systems, Lammont DuPont, President of the E.I. DuPont De Nemours Co., today declared his opposition to incentive taxation as an inducement of social management o
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E.F. Creekmore of Amer. Cotton Growers, April 27, 1938
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E.F. Creekmore testifying at cotton co-op hearing
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E.R. Antivert placing wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
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E.E. Norris President of the Southern Railway
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Easter sunrise services at Arlington. Washington, D.C., Apr 17. General view of the crowd that attended the Easter sunrise services in the amphitheatre at Arlington National Cemetery today, 4/17/38
1938-04-17
Eastman Kodak Co. opposes 'incentive taxation' senate committee told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. The Eastman Kodak Co. opposes 'incentive taxation' to encourage profit sharing systems, M.B. Folsom, Vice President of the company, told the Senate Finance Subcommittee today. 'We believe it is unsound t
1938
Eddie C. Ray, of Warren, Ohio, left and Kenneth J. Sodiers, of Cleveland, Ohio, undercover men for Republic Steel, testifying before the Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee
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Eden calls on acting Secretary of State. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary, was in rare humor as he called on acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles today at the State Department. Later Secretary Welles accompanied Eden to the White House where he paid his re
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Eden visits Mt. Vernon. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary, pictures at Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, with Mrs. Eden and Lady Lindsay, wife of the British Ambassador to the U.S., 12/13/38
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Eden renews friendship with Senator Pittman. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Anthony Eden today called upon Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, at his office in the Capitol. Both men declined to discuss their talk, saying that the 45-minute period was 'friendly talk' an
1938
Edsal i.e. Edsel Ford questioned at senate rail inquiry. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Edsel Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that the Fords sold the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad in 1929 because of "restrictions" imposed by the Interstate Commerce Commis
1938-01-07
Edison receives first anti-glare lamp. Washington, D.C., May 17. Charles Edison, Asst. Sec. of the Navy and son of the late Thomas A. Edison, left; was presented with the first Polaroid lighting unit, a lamp free from glaring reflection. The lamp, praised by scientists as heralding a great advance i
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Edness Wilkens and Nellie Tayloe Ross
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Edsal i.e. Edsel Ford before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 5. Appearing before the Monopoly Committee today, Edsal i.e. Edsel Ford, President of the Ford Motor, described one of the earliest efforts at maintaining a patent monopoly, success of which would have destroyed the Ford Mot
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Edsal i.e. Edsel Ford before profit sharing committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Edsal i.e. Edsel Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., made another appearance at the Capitol today - this time before the Senate Finance Subcommittee studying profit sharing systems. He told the Committee that a r
1938-12-06
Edward Francis McGrady
1938-11-15
Edward Henry Harriman Simmons
1938
Edward Weintel receives medal from Polish Govt. (see D-3596)
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Eleanor Meems & Edw. McLean, Jr.
1938
Life threatened NLRB aide tells senate committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Efforts to settle the maritime labor dispute last brought threats against her life, Mrs. Elinore M. Herrick, New York Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board, told the Senate Commerce Committee today. She ap
1938-02-02
Elliot Roosevelt, Broadcasting Mag., 1/14/38
1938-01-14
Ellis E. Patterson
1938-09-27
Elmer Andrews, 10/22/38
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Elmer J. Cunningham, of Nat'l Assoc. of Manufacturers & former Pres. of Radio Corp. of America, testifying before Senate Judiciary Comm.
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Emory S. Adams (U.S. Army Adjutant General)
1938-05-02
Employer and employee well represented as committee meets to consider minimum wage for textile workers. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Employer and employee members of the First Industry Committee under the new Wage-Hour Law met with Chairman Donald Nelson and Wage-hour Administrator Elmer Andrews today
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Employees of the Secret Service checking over bulletin board getting the latest criminal news, 10/38
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