George L. Googe, Atlanta, Ga., southern representative of AF of L, making a long distance call to New Orleans and lighting a cigarette at the same time

Phones boss. Washington, D.C., March 20. Kurt G. Sell, Washington Correspondent for the German News Bulletin, phones in his story of Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles' press conference today. A highlight of the conference was the announcement that American Minister Wilbur Carr had been instructe

James R. Clement, radio dispatcher receiving a cell by telephone which he will repeat over the microphone before him, 10/38

Federal Housing Administrator. Washington, D.C., March 9. The Federal Housing Administrator Stewart MacDonald, photographed at his desk today, 3/9/38

Alexander Friedberg, radio operator. He puts the dispatcher on the air for calls and is responsible for keeping the equipment in order, 10/38

Newspaper Executive. Washington, D.C., March 28. A new informal photograph of Mark Ethridge, Vice President and General Manager of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times. 3-28-39

Agriculture Secretary prepares speeches with use of dictaphone. Washington, D.C., Sept. 20. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace dispenses with the services of a stenographer and instead uses a dictaphone when preparing his speeches. In fact, he seldom uses a stenographer even when dictating.

Add automatic river gauge. After dialing the Potomac River Gauge, A.L. King, U.S. Weather Bureau observer, waits for the first buzz, then sets his stop watch which continues until the buzz signal is again heard then he stops the watch. The time interval between the two signals is converted into the

Start the presses going!!!, Washington, D.C. October 10. This photo shows the newspaper reporters telephoning their editors the results the crop reports issued by the Federal Crop Reporting Board at three o'clock today. There was a mad scramble as the reporters dashed to the table where the reports