Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s

Present rail wage same as in 1920 when under government control, fact finding committee told. Washington, D.C., Oct. 8. Present railroad wages are on approximately the same level as in 1920 when the roads were controlled by the government, Bert M. Jewell, President of the A.F. of L.'s railway employ

Presentation of Mackay Trophy

President and aides arrive at Arlington for Armistice Day ceremonies. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Seated with Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring, center and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, President Roosevelt arrives at Arlington National Cemetery for Armistice Day ceremonie

President and A.F. of L. leaders discuss wage-hour legislation. Washington, D.C., March 16. Following a conference between President Roosevelt and leaders of the American Federation of Labor on wage-hour legislation today, AF of L President William Green announced that there was not a great deal of

President calls special cabinet meeting. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. Due to the uncertainty of the situation in Europe today, President Roosevelt called a special cabinet meeting upon his return from a visit with his son James, at the Mayo Clinic, the Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins arrives for the me

President departs on transcontinental trip. Washington, D.C., July 7. President Roosevelt was in a happy mood tonight as he boarded his special train for a transcontinental trip which will be climaxed by a review of the fleet and a fishing expedition in Pacific waters. Combining business with pleasu

President favors replacing of gatehouses at White House. Washington, D.C., March 25. Designed by Charles Bulfinch and placed on the U.S. Capitol grounds in 1827, this gatehouse was removed in 1872 to its present site on Constitution Ave. President Roosevelt has indicated to the Fine Arts Commission

President gets huge invitation to attend National Rally of young democrats. Washington, D.C., June 14. The state of Washington extends their invitations in a big way if the one pictured here, inviting President Roosevelt to attend the national Rally of Young Democrats Clubs of America at Seattle Jul

President gets progress report on Wage-Hour law. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. A thorough report on the progress of the new Wage- Hour Law was given President Roosevelt today by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer Andrews, and their assistants today. Reading, left to right

Ruth Baxter, Benda mask

President invited to Roosevelt Square. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. President Roosevelt agreed today to visit Gainsville, Ga., November 24th when the city dedicates 'Roosevelt Square' in his honor. The city's public square has been rebuilt and renamed. Senator Richard B. Russell, left, and Senator Wal

President organizes $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. Washington, D.C., April 11. President Roosevelt met with his Relief and Congressional Aides today to the personal command of a new administration fight to check business recession with a $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. The president sub

President receives latest reports on international situation. Washington, D.C., Sept. 27. Secretary Cordell Hull and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles arriving at the White House today with latest reports on the critical international situation. Both officials have spent much time with the Chief

President Roosevelt to get unique invitation for 50th Anniversary Johnstown Flood. Washington, D.C., June 30. Senator Joseph Guffey, (D. Pa.) today received from the Johnstown, Pa. "quintuplets" a unique invitation which he was asked to present to President Roosevelt requesting his attendance at the

President Willard Carin, Cinn. Ohio of Florists Telegraph Delivery Assn., Inc., at Arlington, 11/9/38

President Roosevelt approves D.C. low rent housing program. Capital slums to go. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. President Roosevelt's approval of the $15,000,000 low rent housing program for the District of Columbia means that slum sections, such as this one showing the House Office Building in the back

Presidential conferences useless as means to stem recession. Washington, D.C., March 1. Robert W. Irwin, Grand Rapids, Mich., furniture manufacturer, appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today declared that conferences between the President and business leaders would fail to

Presidential birthday. sent to. or Division of the committee for celebration of the pres. birthday. taken at Chester Wright's office, 1/30/38

President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Wal

President's Emergency Board at R.R. hearing, Fact Finding Board

Presidential smiles. Washington, D.C., March 1. High Commissioner of the Philippines Paul McNutt, whose friends. to have already thrown his hat into the p. ring, snapped a few days. in the Capitol

Press Club women fete America's #1 woman aviator. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Hope Ridings Miller, Pres. of the Women's Press Club in Washington, left; with Jacquelin Cochran, America's number one woman aviator at a luncheon today given by the Women's Press Club of Washington, 9/13/38

PRESS WOMEN FETE MRS. ROOSEVELT ON 54TH BIRTHDAY. WASHINGTON, D.C.OCTOBER 11. CELEBRATING HER 54TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS ENTERTAINED AT A SPECIAL LUNCHEON IN HER HONOR BY MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. THE FIRST LADY IS PICTURED CUTTING HER BIRTHDAY CAKE, WHICH

Princess Alice. Washington, D.C., April 7. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from a new informal photograph made a few days ago, 4/7/38

Prexy of General Motors. Washington, D.C., May 12. A recent informal snapshot of William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors, 5/12/38

Prexy of American Cotton Association Washington, D.C., Oct. 3. A new informal picture of J.S. Wannamaker, President of the American Cotton Association. He is also a member of the National Counsel of the National Economic League, 10/3/38 * John Skottowe Wannamaker

Pro and con. Washington, D.C., March 28. Fiery Rep. Maury Maverick (right) of Texas, today started a House revolt against Senate Majority Leader Barkley's resolution for an investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He declared the Senate resolution is the foundation for a "purge trial" to get

Prof. Ebensburger instructs students

Professor of chemistry testifies before Dies Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Prof, Martin Meyer, Prof. of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, N.Y. testifies before the Dies Un-American Committee today. Meyer told the committee that for several years the students had been attempting unsucc

Profit sharing plan must be 'extra' to wages, senate committee told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. Richard R. Deupree, President of Proctor and Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, today told the Senate Finance Subcommittee that his firm's profit-sharing system has exercised important influences in maintainin

Profit sharing program a success, Westinghouse executive tells senate committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. The Senate Finance Subcommittee was told today by W.G. Marshall, Vice President of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., that the profit sharing plan effected by his company has bee

Profit sharing necessary to stabilize business and employment senators told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Following their testimony before the Senate Finance Subcommittee today in which they endorsed incentive taxation as a means of stabilizing business and employment, George T. Trundle Jr., president

Profit sharing systems gives business 'pick' of labor senate told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Profit sharing systems enabled corporations to obtain the 'pick' of labor, F.J. Moss, president of a Kansas City Sash and Door Co. today told a Senate Finance Subcommittee. He gave as his opinion that indus

Protest seating of Milton. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Labor's Non-Partisan League today filed a protest with the Senate against the seating of John Milton, appointed to the seat vacated by Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey. In the photograph, left to right: Louis Friday, Clerk to Vice President Garn

Protest silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers arriving today at Union Station today from they staged a parade to the White House as a protest against the boycott of Japanese silk. The women, three hundred strong, carried banners exhorting wome

Protest to president on Japanese silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Following a parade to the White House in protest against the Japanese silk boycott these members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers presented an Anti-Boycott Memorial to President Roosevelt. Left to right: Lillian

Proposes arm equality for Japan. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. Testifying before the House Naval Affairs Committee today, Rep. Ham Fish, R. of New York, saw no reason why Japan should not be given equality in Naval Armament with U.S., testifying in opposition to Presidents Roosevelt's $800,000,000 nava

Protests tactics of Association of American Railroad. Washington, D.C., March 16. Testifying before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today, Fred W. Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, protested against the "unfair and partial" tactics by the American Association of Railroads in "Squeezin

Proposed "summer" palace for Philippine high commissioner. Washington, D.C., April 21. An architect's drawing of the proposed $250,000 "Summer" palace for the U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines sought by Paul McNutt. The regular residence would be larger that the White House, 4/21/38

Promoted. Washington, D.C., June 10. C.F. Stam has been named Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Committee. Internal Revenue Taxation to succeed Lovell H. rker, who has resigned to enter private practice. rving with the committee since 1927; Stam has been. councel until th

Promoted as new federal food, drug, and cosmetic act goes into effect. Washington, D.C., Aug. 29. Joseph Caliway, Jr., now Chief Chemist of the Eastern Food and Drug Inspection District with headquarters in New York, has been transferred to Washington as Senior Chemist to serve as Technical Assistan

Promoted. Washington, D.C., Aug. 29. Added duties under the recently enacted Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act has made necessary a number of changes in the personnel of the Food and Drug Administration. Roy S. Pruitt, now Chief Chemist of the New Orleans Food and Drug inspection station, has bee

Proposes to Senate that S.E.C. price for utility holdings TVA. Washington, D.C., Nov. 23. Appearing before the Congressional TVA Committee today, President. Wilkie of Commonwealth and Southern Corp., proposed that the S.E.C. determine a fair price for the utility holdings which the Tenn

Protest WPA relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec.15. David Lasser, President of the Workers Alliance, and Mary Gorman, research worker for the same organization, led WPA workers from 28 states in protesting to Asst. WPA Administrator Aubry Williams the recent relief cuts, 12/15/38

Public Roads Chief gropes for answers. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. Thomas H. McDonald, Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, seemed to grope for the answers to questions asked him today by the Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee. First witness before the committee beari

Public contracts bdg.

Publishing head proposes plan to senate for absorbing bulk of 11,000,000 unemployed. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Head of the Curtis Publishing Co. Walter D. Fuller, to proposed to a Senate Finance Subcommittee a system of incentive taxation to enable industry to absorb the bulk of the 11,000,000 unem

Putting fly in ointment of "McNutt-for -president" boom. Washington, D.C., April 21. If he continues the pace he is setting to date, Rep. Albert J. Engel, Republican of Michigan, appears certain to throw the "monkey wrench" into the gears of the "McNutt-for-President" boom which got underway during

Purge Senators at Democratic Caucus. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Intended victims of the president's "purge" prior to the state elections this year turned up front row seats at the Senate Democratic Caucus this morning. Millard E. Tydings and Walter F. George, shown here, seemed pleased over the way

Queen quenches thirst. Washington, D.C., April 21. Miss Adelaide Moffett Brooks, who is to be crowned Queen Shenandoah at the Winchester, VA., Apple Blossom Festival later this month, quenches her thirst with a bottle of pop as she arrives at Washington Airport today. She is the daughter of the form

PWA ready for recovery gun--Ickes. Washington, D.C., April 26. Secretary Ickes today told the House Appropriations Sub-Committee in hearing on President Roosevelt's recovery program that the PWA has 2,714 approved public works projects which could be started within "60 to 90" days. Ickes statement w

R.M. Wilson, Chief of Computing Sec. of Geological Survey

Quinn Tulley, Arthur Godfrey, CBS, 1/31/38

R.B. Caldwell, pres. S.C. co-op. R.B. Caldwell of Chester, South Carolina, President of the SC Cotton Co-Operative before Senate agriculture committee The State 29 Apr 1938, Fri · Page 13

Rabbi Abram Simon funeral

Rabbi Abram Simon funeral, 12/28/38

R.V. Fletcher, General Counsel of the Assoc. of the Amer. Railroads, before the Senate Finance Committee tax hearing

Radio "Czar" criticizes Federal Communications Commission. Washington, D.C., June 6. Meeting here today. 200(?) radio representatives heard Mark Ethridge, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, criticize the practice of licensing. for six-month periods as "unfair" to broadc

Radio newspaper at Nat'l Assn. of broadcasters convention

Rail Labor Head discusses wage controversy with president. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. George M. Harrison, President of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship clerks, leaving the White House today after discussing with President Roosevelt the carriers wage controversy. Harrison told newsmen "the p