Harris & Ewing photos from the 1930s
6,354 photos, in date order; 5,641–5,700 on this page. The studio gave its photographs to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions. About the collection
Named Undersecretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., Dec. 30. Daniel W. Bell, a civil service career man in the Treasury for thirty years, has been named Undersecretary of the Treasury to succeed John W. Hanes, who is resigning Jan. 1 to reenter private business. The appointment is expected to be con
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Nat'l Broadcasting Co. Mark Woods
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Nat'l Assoc. of Postmasters in Gen. Mend's Office
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Nat'l Assoc. of Postmasters (printed).
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Nat'l Mediation Board, 1/3/39
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Nat'l Mediation Board
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Nathan Straus waits while House Committee holds post mortem on Senate debate. Washington, D.C., June 27. Nathan Straus, USHA administrator, after reading 14 pages of a 56 page statement to the House Banking and Currency Committee yesterday, today looked resigned while the Committee held a 20 minute
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. This chamber is used to fumigate the documents. A gas is used to kill any kind of insect life that may be living between the pages of the documents. The gas is left on for about three hours
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. After the documents are enclosed in the chamber, all air is drawn out and the gas turned on
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. At the end of three hours the chamber is opened and the documents are ready for the next treatment
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. After leaving the gas chamber the documents are worked on by air blowers to eliminate all dust and foreign particles. The dust from the papers is carried out through the screen in the background into a purifier
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Some documents are slightly torn or have come apart. This worker moistens the upturned edges so that every piece will lie flat in its right place, then the document is pieced together
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. This phase of the work is known as the humidifying chamber. Papers are left in here in trays and the air remains moist at all times to dampen the papers
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. After leaving the humidifying chamber, the documents are brought to the special ironers to take all remaining wrinkles out
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Preservation of documents has long been a problem in libraries and offices of record. It was once done by a process known as 'crepelining,' which consisted in placing coarsely woven silk over and under the paper to be preserved with the use of adhesive.
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. The documents between two highly polished metal plates and sandwiched between two sheets of cellulose acetate is placed in the hydraulic press
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. In the powerful press, the sheets of acetate, under heat and pressure 'melt' into the pores of the paper and adhere to each other as well. One additional advantage of this process is that, after being pressed with the sheets of cellulose acetate, the pap
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. After processing the documents, they are placed in file. This is the Division of War Department Archives
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National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Another one of the spacious filing spaces in the National Archives: the Division of Commerce Department Archives
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National Capitol digs out of snow. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Nearly five inches of snow blanketed the city yesterday, followed by sleet. Icy steps made the going to and from the Capitol difficult until workmen arrived this morning and scraped away the menace, 1/14/39
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National Labor Relations Board. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. This is a new picture of the National Labor Relations Board now under fire by a House Invetsigating Committee, left to right: William M. Leiserson, J. Warren Madden, Chairman, and Edwin S. Smith
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National Labor Relations Board. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. The National Labor Relations Board, now being investigated by a Special House Committee, were snapped in this new informal picture during a hearing today. Left to right: William M. Leiserson, J. Warren Madden, Chairman, and Edwin S. Smith
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National Parole Conference brings law and penal experts to Capital. Washington, D.C., April 17. The first general session of the National Parole Conference, called by the President for the purpose of trying to coordinate federal, state, and local agencies with all phases of law enforcement. Left to
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Naval increase on the way. Washington, D.C., June 2. Assist. Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison, today signed final confirmation on awards to private shipyards for the construction of twenty-four naval vessels totaling 159,800 tons. Approximate cost will be $350,000,000. Picture shows, left to ri
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Navy Secty. Swanson's body arrives at Capitol
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NBC & Lenox R. Lohr, President
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NBC G. dancing class
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Navy's Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who today assumed his duties as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation succeeding Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson
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Navy's new 'mystery' plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. The U.S. Navy's giant amphibian patrol ship which has arrived in the Capital from Florida. The huge plane was built secretly by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego, Calif. Of the high-wing type, the amphibian has a spread of 104 f
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Nebraska Senator denounces NLRB as 'unfair.' Washington, D.C., April 17. Senator Edward R. Burke told the Senate Labor Committee today that the NLRB is 'wholly biased and unfair,' and presented a series of amendments designed to streamline the Wagner Act and make industrial peace 'a reality'
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Nebraska Senator studies. Washington, D.C., May 15. Senator Edward R. Burke, from Nebraska, photographed as he listened to testimony given by William Leiserson this morning at the meeting of the Senate Education and Labor Committee
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Nebraska Congressman reports to Indians of progress on compensation bill. Washington, D.C., July 5. Rep. Karl Stefans, of Nebraska today conferred with tribesmen of the Winnebago Reservation over his Indian bill to provide compensation for members of the Winnebago Tribe for lands which the Indians ?
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Neils Eickhoff, son of the Charge d'Affairs of the Danish Legation and Mme. Eickhoff
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Netherlands Minister. Washington, D.C., May 29. A new informal picture of Dr. A. Loudon, Minister from the Netherlands to the United States
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Nesmen question Senate majority leader as he leaves the White House. Washington, D.C., July 17. Emerging from a White House conference with President Roosevelt today, Senate majority leader Alben Barkley announced to reporters that 'no decision had been reached' on the next move in the congressional
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New Apostolic Delegate
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Nevada Senator. Washington, D.C., April 24. A new informal picture of Senator Pat McCarran, democrat of Nevada
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New administrative assistant to president. Washington, D.C., July 17. A new informal picture of Lauchlin Currie, Assistant Director of the Federal Reserve Board's Division of Research and Statistics, who was last week appointed by President Roosevelt to one of the six newly created posts of Administ
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New administrative assistant to president. Washington, D.C., July 17. James H. Rowe., Jr., who was last week appointed by President Roosevelt to be an Administrative Assistant to the President under the new Government Reorganization Bill, posed for this new picture today. Rowe has been Assistant to
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New Attorney General begins duties. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. The new Attorney General Frank Murphy pictured at his desk in the Department of Justice as he began his duties today, 1/3/39
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New Attorney General admires floral horseshoe, a gift of Michigan congressionals. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Arriving at the Department of Justice today to begin his duties as U.S. Attorney General, Frank Murphy was surprised to see this floral horseshoe draped over his desk. The token of goodluck wa
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New Attorney General admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Attorney General Frank Murphy, left, was today presented to the United Supreme Court by Solicitor General Robert Jackson. At the same time, Murphy was admitted to practice before the High Trib
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New Assistant WPA Administrator. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Mrs. Florence S. Kerr, recently appointed Assistant Administrator of the Works Progress Administration, assumed her duties today at WPA headquarters. She succeeds Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward who resigned to become a member of the Social Security
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New assistant to Hopkins. Washington, D.C., April 13. Edward J. Noble, recently named Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Hopkins, was in rare humor as he held his first press conference today. 4-13-39
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New Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. Grover B. Hill of Gainesville, Texas, who was today sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, photographed at his desk shortly after the ceremony. Hill, who was formerly with the Tennessee Valley Authority, succeeds Harry L. Br
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New Attorney General calls on President. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Frank Murphy, new Attorney General, arriving at the White House today for call on President Roosevelt, 1-12-39
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New Chief of Naval Aeronautics takes oath. Washington, D.C., June 1. The newly appointed Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, Capt. John H. Towers, right, being administered the oath of office today by John B. May, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department. The promotion automatically carries with it
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New Chief of Bureau of Navigation sworn in. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz today assumed duties as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, relieving Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson who was ordered to duty with the rank of Admiral as Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, to assume t
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New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, republican of New Jersey, shown here with Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee today presented 'new evidence' to the Committee in support of his resolution to impeach the Secretary of Labor and two oth
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New evidence. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, left, republican of New Jersey, shown here with Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee today presented 'new evidence' to the Committee in support of his resolution to impeach the Secretary Perkins and two othe
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New Deputy Comptroller of Currency. Washington, D.C., May 6. A.J. Mulroney was yesterday appointed a Deputy Comptroller of the Currency by Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. He is a native of Mallard, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Iowa
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New Hampshire Senator. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19. A new informal portrait of Senator H. Styles Bridges, Rep., of New Hampshire, 1/19/39
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New Finnish Minister credentials. Washington, D.C., March 22. The new Finish Minister Hjalmar Procope, left, who presented his credentials to President Roosevelt today, is pictured leaving the White House with George Summerlin, Chief of Division of Protocol, State Department. 3-22-39
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New FCC Commissioner. Washington, D.C., April 13. Frederick I. Thompson, recently named a member of the Federal Communications Commission, photographed at his desk today shortly after taking over his new duties, 4-13-39
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New FCC Commissioner takes oath. Washington, D.C., April 13. Frederick I. Thompson, recently named to succeed Judge Eugene Sykes as a member of the Federal Communication Commission, was today administered the oath of office by Pansy Wiltshire, FCC Personnel Assistant, 4-13-39
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New Governor of the Philippines & Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, Aug. 1939
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New Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 27. Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State
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New Italian Ambassador presents credentials. Washington, D.C., March 22. The newly appointed Italian Ambassador to the United States, Don Ascanio Dei Principi Colona, arriving at the White House to present his credentials to President Roosevelt today. He is pictured with Stanley Woodward, right, Ass
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New Jersey congressman. Washington, D.C., April 8. A new informal picture of Rep. Donald H. McLean, republican of New Jersey. 4- 8-39
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New informal. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. A new informal photograph of Senator Sheridan Downey of California
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