F.W. de Klerk, left, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa, and Nelson Mandela, his successor, wait to speak in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Physical description:; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. Notes: Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original fil

Both sides. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Sidney Hillman, President of the Amalgamated Clothing workers, and Donald Nelson, (right) Chairman of the First Industry Committee under the new Wage-Hour Law, chat informally as the waited for the committee to meet today. The committee was meeting to consider

Study plan for early independence of Philippines. Washington, D.C., April 19. Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Sayre, (left) and Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines, pictured as they attended the initial session of a joint conference of American and Philippine experts to survey the ec

American and National League Pres. Washington, D.C., May 26. William Harridge and Ford Frick, Presidents of the American and National Leagues, respectively. They were snapped at Willard Hotel shortly before they discussed final details of All-Star Game with Judge K.M. Landis, 5/26/37

Submit Four-Point consumers' program to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. A delegation from the Consumers National Federation today submitted to President Roosevelt a four point program seeking establishment of a Central Consumers' Agency in the Federal Government. In the photograph, l

Frederick Ecker, left, chrmn. of the board of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Leroy A. Lincoln, pres. of the same company at the Monopoly Committee hearing today, Feb. 1940

Last-Minute Advice. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Mayor Daniel A. Knaggs (right) of Monroe, Mich., gets last-minute advice from E.J. McCormick, legal counsel for city of Monroe, before taking the stand today at the Senate Civil Liberties Hearing. Knaggs told the Committee that special police sworn in fo

A.F. of L. hearing, Washington, D.C. Oct. 14. Bert Swain (left) and Claude O. Reilly, representing the Seattle Trade Union Council, testified before the Executive Committee of the American Federation of Labor today on the Seattle Post-Intelligence strike. After the evidence is in the A.F. of L. will

Morris Lewis & Oscar DePriest, 5/8/29 *Morris Lewis (left), the secretary to the only African American member of the House of Representatives, is shown with his boss U.S. Rep. Oscar DePriest (R-Il.) (right) in a 1929 photograph.