Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s

Dun & Bradstreet head says small businesses are stabilizers in the national economy. Washington, D.C., May 25. Arthur Whitside, President of Dun & Bradstreet of New York City, told the Monopoly Committee today that small businesses were the 'stabilizers' in the nation's economy because they could re

Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., June 30. Dummy Oscar, jauntily attired in the now antiquated army aviator's uniform of the first decade of the 20th century, sits clasping the sticks of the army's first airplane in readiness for the 30th anniversary of the birth of

Early arrivals on Senate floor. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Among the early arrivals on the Senate floor today for the convening of the 76th session were, left to right: Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona, and Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg of Michigan, 1/3/39

Early knitting machine brought out to show stocking manufacture in 1840. Washington, D.C., Feb. 9. Robert Lawson, lecturing today at the Commerce Department, demonstrated the basic model for making stockings for milady in 1840. The model has been enlarged and improved upon, but is fundamentally the

Earl Browder 1939

Easter bunnies' laurels threatened. Government experts enable hens to color own eggs. Washington, D.C., April 7. An interesting experiment is in progress at the National Agricultural Center, Beltsville, Maryland, whereby hens color their own eggs over a range of hues from a pearly white through brow

Eccles consults with statistics director during questioning at silver committee. Washington, D.C., March 23. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and E.A. Goldeneiser, Director of the Board's Division of Research and statistics, putting their heads together to find an answer durin

Ed L. Morellead, Dean of Eng. M.I.T. before TVA Committee

Ed R. Stettinius, Monopoly

Estella Marie Zanni, daughter of the Military and Air Attache of the Argentine Embassy and Senora de Zanni

Edward J. Noble

Edward F. McGrady, Vice-Pres in charge of Labor Relations, Radio Corporation of American, N.Y., & former Asst. Secy. of Labor

Edward J. Noble, Commerce Secy. Harry Hopkins' newly appointed Exec. Secy.

Edward B Greene 1939

Edward J. Shaughnessy

Edward Stettinius and Benjamin Fairless-1939

Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Chairman of U.S. Steel. Isador Lubin, left, Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Leon Henderson, right, new S.E.C. Commissioner

Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of U.S. Steel, testifying before Monopoly Committee

Edwin M. Watson, Presidential Secretary, April 20, 1939. (cropped)

Eleanor Roosevelt, Queen Elizabeth and King George of Great Britain, and President Roosevelt on board ship

Elected to house seat held by late husband. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. Mrs. Thomas Sanders McMillan, who last week was elected to succeed her late husband in the National House of Representatives from the first district of South Carolina, photographed on arrival at the Capitol today. She is a Democr

Elevator, Monument, Washington, D.C.

Elie Lescot, Minister from Haiti, and Dana C. Monroe, former Minister to Haiti and now head of Princeton's School of Public Affairs

Elizabeth Dilling

Elmer L. Irey, Chief, Intellegence Unit, Bur. of Internal Revenue, 9/15/39

Elmer Whitehurst. Judiciary Committee

Endorses 1938 A.A.A. Farm Program. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Southern cotton farmers today demanded that Congress retain the basic principles of the New Deal Farm Program but asked additional funds for benefit payments to producers. Ranson Aldridge, above, President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau fe

Entering House Chamber Room, Supreme Court Clerk of the Supreme Court Charles B. Cropley with Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes & James McReynolds. Directly behind Hughes is Pierce Butler. Joining 150th Congress ceremonies

Endorse measure to prohibit block booking of movie films. Washington, D.C., April 4. Miss Katherine Van Etten Lexford, Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Civic League, and Henry R. Atkinson of the National Motion Picture Research Council, appearing before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcomm

Endowed medal bestowed by Geophysical Union for distinguished work. Washington, D.C., April 28. The Bowie Medal, endowed by friends and coworkers of Dr. William Bowie, twice former President of the Union and retired Chief of the Division of Geodesy, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, was today voted by

Entrance to monument

Esther Tufty, George Washington, Alice Rodgers Hager, Mrs. Perkins

European situation spoils map on Post Office department floor. Washington, D.C., April 12. The huge map on the floor of the Post Office Department here is all out of kilter these days due to the aggression in Europe. Many are the embarrassing questions being asked officials about when Mr. Farley is

F.C.C. Chairman and Senator Wheeler frame legislation to reduce membership of F.C.C. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Frank McNinch, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission today met with Senator Burton K. Wheeler to lay plans for new legislation to reorganize the FCC. They decided that the pres

F.W. Ecker, V.P. Frederick Ecker, Chairman of the Board Metropolitan Life

FAA challenger and FAA head meet again at hearing on monopoly. Washington, D.C., March 17. While Chief Counsels for the FTC and FAA interrogated him, Lionel Marks, President of Wm. Jameson and Co., Inc. sat before the Monopoly Committee and countered questions again with the Federal Alcohol Administ

FAC Head appears before Senate committee. Washington, D.C., March 31 -F.F. Hill, left, Governor of the Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee which is considering pending bills relating to mortgages held by agencies of the F.C.A. Hill is shown with Chairman Alben W. Barkley of the Committee, and P

Famous actress urges admittance into U.S. of 20,000 German refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 20. Speaking 'as an American mother,' actress Helen Hayes today appealed to a senate immigration subcommittee to approve legislation to admit 20,000 German refugee children into the United States dur

Farley and philatelic truck at White House. Washington, D.C., May 9.

Favors one million more for U.S. Army. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Rep. J. Buell Snyder of Pennsylvania, Chairman of a subcommittee in charge of the Army Appropriation Bill, today announced that his committee will be inclined to appropriate something like $100,000,000 more this year for national defen

FCC Chairman. Washington, D.C., Jan. 13. A new informal photograph of Frank McNinch, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It was made while Hopkins was questioned by the Senate Committee the other day, 1/13/39

FCC Chairman faces lens of television camera. Washington, D.C., Chairman Frank R. McNinch of the Federal Communications Commission as he faces the television camera on the Mall this afternoon. Chairman McNinch was interview by NBC announcer Gordon Hittenmark as a feature of the RCA-NBC television de

Favor bill to remove tax on gas-alcohol blend. Washington, D.C., May 23. Carl H. Wilkin, Secretary Treasurer of the Raw Materials National Council, and also President of the Progressive Farmers of Iowa is shown talking to William W. Buffum, sitting treasurer and general manager for the Chemical Foun

FCC Chairman tells reporters of moves to allow wire firms to merge. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. FCC Chairman James Fly today told reporters that a report would be submitted to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee next week on the proposed merger of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies

FCC Commissioners inspect latest in television 1939

FCC Commissioner tells Senate Committee time is ripe for investigation telegraph industry. Washington, D.C., May 22. T.A.M. Craven, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, today told a Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee that no time should be lost in making a thorough investigation o

Federal Emergency Administration's General Counsel. Washington, D.C., May 1. A new informal photograph of Abe Fortas, General Counsel of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works who was sworn into office today

Federal Reserve Board Chairman urges approval of administration's lending program. Washington, D.C., July 19. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, today told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that the President's lending program is the only immediately practicable means of

Film prexy defends practice of "block booking." Washington, D.C., April 6. Sidney R. Kent, President of the 20th Century Fox Film Corp., testifying before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee today, defended block booking of Motion Pictures as legitimate and traditional business practices. Th

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Finland's Minister Hjalmar J. Procope, was in a gay mood as he waved to photographers on his arrival at the Soviet Embassy today for the reception in celebration of 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

Fire prevention program gets Hartford Chamber of Commerce plaque. Washington, D.C., May 1. L.G. Purmont, President, Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies from Van Wert, Ohio, presenting a plaque to two representatives of the Hartford, Conn. Fire Department for that city's success in the Cham

Finns look in on annual meeting of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 2. Members of the Finnish Trade Delegation to the United States, headed by Finland Minister Hjalmar J. Procope, were welcomed at today's session of the 27th annual meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Here we see

Finnish Trade Delegation visits State Department. Washington, D.C., May 3. Little Finland which pays its bills, today was represented at the State Department by a trade delegation which paid a friendly visit. The group called upon Secretary Hull. Left to right, front: H.J. Procope, Envoy Extraordina

Fiorello La Guardia, left. White House, Washington, D.C.

Finnish Minister leaves State Department after conference with Secretary Hull. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Hjalmar Procope, Finnish Minister to the United States, leaving the office of Secretary of State Cardell Hull after a conference today. He told reporters that the Russian attack on his country '

Finnish Minister highly excited after conference with Hull. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Leaving a conference with Secretary of State Hull today, Hjalmar Procope, Finnish Minister to the U.S., seemed highly excited as he flayed Russia's attack on his country to reporters. He said, 'All news that the F

First baseball stamp comes off press. Washington, D.C., May 26. Postmaster General James. A. Farley points to the first batch of the new baseball stamps as they come off the press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing today. The stamp is being issued and will be first placed on sale at Cooperstown

First aid certificate no. 2,000,000. Washington, D.C., July 8. Ann Miller, pretty student nurse, from new Philadelphia, Ohio, was yesterday awarded the 2,000,000th Red Cross first aid certificate at Red Cross headquarters here

First food stamps

First food stamp. Washington, D.C., April 20. The first of the new surplus food stamps came of the presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing today. Latest of the administration's plans to reduce the farm surplus, the stamps, of yellow and blue, will be issued to persons on relief who in turn c