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Air and Space Museum Apollo 40th Celebration

[Assignment: 48-DPA-K_ARC_CRT_6-14-06] Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards [ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition] [48-DPA-K_ARC_CRT_6-14-06_DOI_7514.JPG]

Jimmy Carter - Meeting with the Senate and House Leadership

[Assignment: 48-DPA-K_ARC_CRT_6-14-06] Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards [ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition] [48-DPA-K_ARC_CRT_6-14-06_DOI_7513.JPG]

The evidence. Washington, D.C. June 11. A returned mail package was placed in evidence at the Senate Post Office Committee hearing today when First Assistant Postmaster General W.W. Howes appeared to defend the charges against the Post Office Department of refusal to deliver mail thru strike picket lines. Howes testified that his department would ask use of not military force to protect "abnormal" deliveries of food and clothing to workers inside strike bound steel plants. He denied that postal officials had made an agreement with union officials concerning the acceptance of delivery of mail matter. In the photogrpah, left to right: Senator H. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire; First Assistant PMG W.W. Howes, Senator Kenneth McKellar; Chairman of the Committee; and Senator Josiah W. Bailey, North Carolina. 6/11/37

Air and Space Museum Apollo 40th Celebration (200907200060HQ)

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_CoC_7-19-06] Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's [Hall of Flags], Washington, D.C., [to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"] [48-DPA-SOI_K_CoC__7-19-06_IOD_0028.JPG]

Senior Department of Interior officials at farewell gathering for Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles on final day of his tenure at Interior

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The evidence. Washington, D.C. June 11. A returned mail package was placed in evidence at the Senate Post Office Committee hearing today when First Assistant Postmaster General W.W. Howes appeared to defend the charges against the Post Office Department of refusal to deliver mail thru strike picket lines. Howes testified that his department would ask use of not military force to protect "abnormal" deliveries of food and clothing to workers inside strike bound steel plants. He denied that postal officials had made an agreement with union officials concerning the acceptance of delivery of mail matter. In the photogrpah, left to right: Senator H. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire; First Assistant PMG W.W. Howes, Senator Kenneth McKellar; Chairman of the Committee; and Senator Josiah W. Bailey, North Carolina. 6/11/37

Charges postal authorities refuse to accept packages of food for strike-breakers. Washington, D.C., June 18. Appearing before the Senate Post Office Committee today, Louis J. Guarnieri, Attorney for the Republic Steel Corp., charged that Warren, Ohio, Postal Authorities refused to accept four packages of food he sought to mail to Frank Flynn, Foreman in the strike bound Warren Republic plant, 6/18/37

Charges postal authorities refuse to accept packages of food for strike-breakers. Washington, D.C., June 18. Appearing before the Senate Post Office Committee today, Louis J. Guarnieri, Attorney for the Republic Steel Corp., charged that Warren, Ohio, Postal Authorities refused to accept four packages of food he sought to mail to Frank Flynn, Foreman in the strike bound Warren Republic plant, 61837

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to be the largest postcard ever sent through the mail, this 4x6 message urging passage of a bill to provide sick and annual leave for substitute employees of the Post Office Department, was received today by Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, from the Minneapolis Substitute Committee of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. It took $1.50 in stamps to carry the card. Officers of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks are shown with the Senator shortly after the card was delivered. Left to right: Senator Ernest Lundeen, W.T. Horner, Legislative representative of the Federation; Leo [...]orge, President; W.H. Duke, Secretary; and A.B. [...]ombie, Chairman of the local unit

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps GEN. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and U.S. Army GEN. John Abizaid (left), Commander, U.S. Central Command, are also present to testify before the committee. (DoD photo by PETTY Officer 1ST Class Chad J. McNeely) (Released)

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to be the largest postcard ever sent through the mail, this 4x6 message urging passage of a bill to provide sick and annual leave for substitute employees of the Post Office Department, was received today by Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, from the Minneapolis Substitute Committee of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. It took $1.50 in stamps to carry the card. Officers of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks are shown with the Senator shortly after the card was delivered. Left to right: Senator Ernest Lundeen, W.T. Horner, Legislative representative of the Federation; Leo ...orge, President; W.H. Duke, Secretary; and A.B. ...ombie, Chairman of the local unit

Evidence displayed to Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., April 27. A bloody bullet-torn undershirt was displayed to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today by Thomas Ferguson, coal miner union Representative, to suport his story of having been shot last January by Harland County deputy sheriffs. He admitted that he could not identify the group of deputies who fired the shots, one of which was soft-nosed bullet that entered his shoulder and came out in the back. The Committee is investigating labor practices in "Bloody" Harlan County, Ky., coal regions, 4/27/1937

Louisiana Senator investigates Civil Service promotions causing complaints. Washington, D.C., March 2928}(?). Senator Allen Ellender, of Louisiana, recently received complaints that a pretty face means more to some of the Bureau Chiefs when time comes for a promotion in Government Service, so, the Senator asked for an appropriation to pursue an investigation of these allegations. Today he heard employees of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department. Left to right, Helen Hess, Betty Meininger, Senator Ellender, Mary Friend and Agnes M. Gallagher. 3-28-39

U.S. Navy Postal Clerk SEAMAN Gyasa Coleman unloads bags of mail from a truck during mail distribution at Fleet Mail Center Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2006. The mission of the FMCY is to provide the best possible postal services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. 5th Fleet, 18 forward-deployed ships, 62 tenant commands, 24,000 military and civilian personnel and over 600 mobile units operating in the Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Paul J. Phelps) (Released)

The evidence. Washington, D.C. June 11. A returned mail package was placed in evidence at the Senate Post Office Committee hearing today when First Assistant Postmaster General W.W. Howes appeared to defend the charges against the Post Office Department of refusal to deliver mail thru strike picket lines. Howes testified that his department would ask use of not military force to protect "abnormal" deliveries of food and clothing to workers inside strike bound steel plants. He denied that postal officials had made an agreement with union officials concerning the acceptance of delivery of mail matter. In the photogrpah, left to right: Senator H. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire; First Assistant PMG W.W. Howes, Senator Kenneth McKellar; Chairman of the Committee; and Senator Josiah W. Bailey, North Carolina. 61137

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A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.

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 four.

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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Speaker signs last minute bills. Washington D.C., Aug 21. Rep. John J. O'Connor New York, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, "shoots" Speaker Bankhead as he signs the last minute bills passed by the House before their adjournment tonight. Others in the picture are Rep. Mary T. Norton (left) of New Jersey; and Mrs. Bankhead, 82137

RED CROSS PARADE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger hosts ceremony for National POW/MIA recognition day

Group: includes William Jennings Bryan (at desk, 2nd from right); and Josephus Daniels, middle of 2nd row

Chief Robert Langston Visits Secretary's Office - Chief Robert Langston, newly appointed as Director of the Office of Security and Emergency Planning in HUD's Office of Administration, visiting the Secretary's office for meeting with, and receipt of appointment certificate from, Secretary Alphonso Jackson and Assistant Secretary for Administration Keith Nelson

President organizes $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. Washington, D.C., April 11. President Roosevelt met with his Relief and Congressional Aides today to the personal command of a new administration fight to check business recession with a $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. The president subordinated all other White House business to efforts to hammer his lending and spending program into shape as a major New Deal offensive against recession and unemployment, left to right: Director of the Budget Daniel Bell, Sen. James F. Byrnes, SC. Sen. Carter Glass of Virginia, Majority Leader of the House Sen. Sam Rayburn of Tex., Sen Kenneth McKeller of Tenn., Sec. of Treasury Henry Morenthau, and in the rear, Rep. Edward Johnson, of Colo., April 11, 1938

Sec. of State greets Hughes on his arrival in Washington. Washington, D.C., July 21. Sec. of State Cordell Hull, ranking cabinet member in the Capitol, officially greeted Howard Hughes and his crew upon their arrival in the Capitol, they are shown in the office of the Secretary of State, left to right; Richard Stoddard, Lieut. Thomas Thurlow, Howard Hughes, Sec. of State Hull, Harry Conner, and Ed. Lund, 72138

WILSON, WOODROW. WITH NEWSPAPER CABINET

Senator Ollie James - Public domain portrait photograph

[Assignment: OS_2002_1201_154] Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT [40_CFD_OS_2002_1201_154_490.JPG]

Plane with cruising radius of 11,000 miles at 380 miles per hour plan of Glenn Martin. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Glenn L. Martin, Baltimore airplane manufacturer, today told amazed members of the House Naval Affairs Committee when he told he is studying plans for a new super ship capable of cruising 11,000 miles at 380 miles per hour with 4,000 pounds of bombs. The ship he is planning to build will dwarf even the biggest planes now in use, Martin added. Martin was testifying on President Roosevelt's billion- dollar Naval Expansion Program, 22838

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