World's Fair head asks president to fair. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Grover Whalen, Commissioner of the New York World's Fair today called upon President Roosevelt and announced that the President had accepted his invitation to attend the opening of the exhibition, 1/17/39
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1939
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 7,968 × 9,970 pixels
Public domainsafest
Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.
Read from: Commons licence category: PD-Harris-Ewing; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page; permission field: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Inf.
Credit line
"World's Fair head asks president to fair. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Grover Whalen, Commissioner of the New York World's Fair today called upon President Roosevelt and announced that the President had accepted his invitation to attend the opening of the exhibition, 1/17/39" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World%27s_Fair_head_asks_president_to_fair._Washington,_D.C.,_Jan._17._Grover_Whalen,_Commissioner_of_the_New_York_World%27s_Fair_today_called_upon_President_Roosevelt_and_announced_that_the_LCCN2016874820.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 301544.
More like this
McNutt sees President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. High Commissioner to the Philippines, Paul McNutt, arriving at the White House today where he presented to President Roosevelt first-hand information on the Far Eastern situation. On leaving McNutt said he gave the Chief Executive a report
1938 · Library of Congress
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
1939 · Library of Congress
Bankers offer President cooperation on banking problems. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. President Philip A. Benson of the American Bankers Association and other ABA officers visited President Roosevelt today and assured him of their willingness to cooperate on banking problems. They also invited the Pre
1938 · Library of Congress
President and Congressional leaders get-together. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. President Roosevelt today revived his Monday morning White House conferences with the 'big four' of Congress and read to them the special message he is writing on national defense to be sent to Congress probably tomorrow. Le
1939 · Library of Congress
Tells president solution of railroad problems is key to national recovery. Washington, D.C., March 16. William C. Dickerman, Head of the American Locomotive works, told the president in a conference that solution of the railroad problem was a key to national recovery, 3-16-39
1939 · Library of Congress
Keystoners call on President. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Pennsylvania's Governor George H. Earley (left) and David Lawrence, Secretary of the Commonwealth, were callers the White House today, 1/25/38
1938 · Library of Congress
Massachusetts officials call on Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Senator David. I. Walsh and States Attorney General Paul Dever of Massachusetts today called upon President Roosevelt and are shown here as they left. It is believed that they discussed a program of solving the Back Bay State's fl
1939 · Library of Congress
Resigns as Director of Federal Prisons. Washington D.C. Sanford Bates, who has resigned as Director of Federal Prisons, effective February 1, was received by President Roosevelt at the White House today. Bates is leaving the federal government, to become Executive Director of the Boy's Club of Ameri
1937 · Library of Congress