John A. Shaw taking fingerprints of Arthur G. Whaley, Coast Guard hdqtrs., Wash. D.C. The system keeps outcasts from other services from changing their names and enlisting and also establishes identity for men who have lost proof of service

Pay clerk John A. Shaw (right) is shown in the picture taking the fingerprints of Arthur G. Whaley, at Coast Guard headquarters, Wash., D.C.

U.S. Worker finger printed. Starting in July, all civil service employees of the United States government will have their finger prints recorded for purpose of identification. Miss Opal Boyce, employee of the civil service department, is shown having her fingerprints made by John H. Clark, assistant

Walter S. Kaze, finger print expert of U.S. Army, 3/26/25

Major Napolean Alcantaro takes finger print course from D.C. Police, 2/5/25

White House Secret Service Chief gets 'mugged' by F.B.I. Washington, D.C., March 21. Following President Roosevelt's suggestion at a recent press conference, White House employees from the President down were photographed and fingerprinted today by experts of the Department of Justice. Here we see C

Undersecretary of Treasury is fingerprinted. Washington, D.C., May 31. In line with President Roosevelt's suggestion that all government employees be fingerprinted, John W. Hanes, Undersecretary of the Treasury, today had his prints taken by Secret Service Agent William D. Cawley, right. In the cent

Fingerprint met hard on crooks. It is possible, according to E.K. Thode, chief of the National Division of Identification and Information, to reconstruct a fingerprint with positive accuracy from a verbal description received by telephone or telegraph. Mr. Thode's division works under the jurisdicti

Capt. Wm. E. Reynolds (right) receiving his commission as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard from Asst. Secy. Clifford of the Treasury. Adml. Reynolds, who is Commandant of the Coast Guard, is the first officer to hold his rank. Has served with Coast Guard since 1878. Native of Md.