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British stateswoman talks housing with Ickes. Honorable Ellen Wilkinson, former Labour Member of British Parliament from Middleboro, discusses slum clearence with Secretary Harold Ickes. The British Stateswoman is an advocate of a national building program to establish comfortable living quarters for those now in slums. She was in Washington in connection with the National Housing Conference, 1/19/35

Ickes criticizes housing bill. Washington, D.C. Aug 5. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, today told the House Banking and Currency Committee he was in favor of the Wagner-Steagall Housing and Slum Clearance Bill "in principle" at the same time he criticized the plan of having the Housing Act administered by an independent agency instead of a regular government department, 8/5/37

Ickes criticizes housing bill. Washington, D.C. Aug 5. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, today told the House Banking and Currency Committee he was in favor of the Wagner-Steagall Housing and Slum Clearance Bill "in principle" at the same time he criticized the plan of having the Housing Act administered by an independent agency instead of a regular government department, 8537

A black and white photo of a small building. Office of War Information Photograph

Houses for Britain. Workmen about to put a panel in place in the model house erected by the Federal Public Housing Authority at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. This house is of the type of pre-fabricated temporary emergency house which the United States plans to ship to Great Britain under lend-lease. War Production Board has allotted materials ot FEA for 30,000 of these houses. The Federal Public Housing Authority of National Housing Agency will undertake procurement of these units

Houses for Britain. Workmen assembling pre-fabricated temporary emergency house of the type which it is planned to ship to Great Britain under lend-lease, at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. This two-bedroom dwelling was designed to utilize a minimum of critical materials, including lumber. Materials have been allotted to FEA by War Production Board, and the Federal Public Housing Authority of the National Housing Agency will undertake procurement of the houses

Houses for Britain. Living room looking towards front entrance, and left to kitchen entrance of prefabricated model house erected by the Federal Public Housing Authority at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. of the type of temporary, emergency dwelling which it is planned to ship to Great Britain under lend-lease. Twenty-four feet square, it contains two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathroom

Houses for Britain. Living room looking towards front entrance, and left to kitchen entrance of prefabricated model house erected by the Federal Public Housing Authority at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. of the type of temporary, emergency dwelling which it is planned to ship to Great Britain under lend-lease. Twenty-four feet square, it contains two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathroom

American woman holds diplomatic post with foreign government. Washington, D.C. June 14. Chancellor of the Nicaraguan Legation in the Capitol, Mrs. Enid Eder Perkins is the only American woman to hold a diplomatic post with a foreign government. She has been on the job seven years during which time she has weathered several changes of administration. 61437

British stateswoman talks housing with Ickes. Honorable Ellen Wilkinson, former Labour Member of British Parliament from Middleboro, discusses slum clearence with Secretary Harold Ickes. The British Stateswoman is an advocate of a national building program to establish comfortable living quarters for those now in slums. She was in Washington in connection with the National Housing Conference, 11935

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A man and woman standing next to a model of a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

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Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

Temp. note: Batch eight.

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)

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01/01/1935
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Harris & Ewing

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives. Washington DC.
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

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glass negatives harris and ewing collection harris and ewing photo british stateswoman talks british stateswoman british parliament secretary harold ickes slum clearence ultra high resolution high resolution lawyers honorable secretary of interior harold ickes united states history library of congress washington dc