All set for construction. Washington, D.C., April 20. While Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New York, the father of modern housing legislation, looks on with pride, Nathan Straus, Chief of U.S. Housing Authority, puts the final OK on the President's approval of $36,657,000 in contracts for housing proj

New U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Nathan Straus, New York housing expert who was recently named by President Roosevelt to the $10,000 post as Chief of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus is a son of the Philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 10/20/37

Discuss amendments to housing act. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Federal Housing Administrator Stewart McDonald (right) discusses with Senator Robert F. Wagner, author of Wagner Housing Act, the recommendations of President Roosevelt for amendments to the act which would provide for a 10 cent down payme

Congratulations new U.S. Housing chief. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Secretary Of Interior Harold Ickes (left) congratulates Nathan Straus, New York Housing expert, on his appointment as Head of the new U.S. Housing Administration. Straus will be responsible for carrying out provisions of the $526,000

Housing head talks to newsmen. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Nathan Straus, Chief of the United States housing Authority who spoke before members of the National Press Club yesterday. 12/10/37

Meeting of New York's mayor and housing administrator ends in love feast. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. What promised to be a red-hot meeting between U.S. Housing Administrator Nathan Straus (left) and New York Mayor Fiorella La Guardia took the form of a love feast before the confab ended. Straus said

Housing experts confer with U.S. director. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Leaders of housing projects in the country's largest cities today met with Nathan Straus, Director of the U.S. Housing Authority, to exchange ideas and discuss housing plans now under way. This is the meeting Mayor Fiorello La Gua

Housing heads get together. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Attending the Annual Conference of Mayors today, were left to right: Mayor La Guardia of New York, Nathan Straus, of the United States Housing Authority; and Langdon Post, Chairman of the New York Housing Authority, who spoke on slum clearance a

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum cle