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Veterans appeal to Congress for bonus. Scene on the Capitol steps in Washington today when a thousand veterans presented a truck load of petitions to Congress for immediate payment of the bonus. On the extreme right is Paul Wolman, past Grand Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is presenting the petitions to Rep. Rainey, of Illinois. Others on the picture are Rep. Snell; Rep. Patman; and Senator Brookhart, 4/8/32

Vets protest bonus bill delay. Protesting Congress' delay in considering the soldiers' cash bonus proposal, scores of Washington veterans paraded to the Capitol in a demonstration to seek immediate action. They were met on the Capitol steps by members of the House who are war veterans, where the photograph shows them being addressed by Rep. ... Patman of Texas. 131

"Keep America Out of War" petitions presented to Congress. Washington, D.C., April 27. "Keep America Out of War" was keynote of four million petitions presented to members of Congress at the Capitol today by the veterans of Foreign Wars. Senator Key Pittman as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, received the petitions for the Senate. In the photograph, left to right, can be seen: Senator Pat McCarran, Nevada; Mrs Laurie M. Schertle, Nat. President, Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Senator Key Pittmen; Speaker of the House William D. Bankhead; and Scott P. Squires, Commander-in-Chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars

Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion representative. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Morris Shappard, left and Rep. Lister Hill, right, Chairman of the Senate and House committees on military affairs, said today they would press for earliest action on their war profiteering bill. Col. John Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the legislative committee of the American Legion, who are sponsoring the bill, is shown with the Senators. The bill is designed to prevent profiteering in time of war and to equalize the burdens of war and thus provide for the National defense, and promote peace

Vets protest bonus bill delay. Protesting Congress' delay in considering the soldiers' cash bonus proposal, scores of Washington veterans paraded to the Capitol in a demonstration to seek immediate action. They were met on the Capitol steps by members of the House who are war veterans, where the photograph shows them being addressed by Rep. [...] Patman of Texas. 1/31

"Keep America Out of War" petitions presented to Congress. Washington, D.C., April 27. "Keep America Out of War" was keynote of four million petitions presented to members of Congress at the Capitol today by the veterans of Foreign Wars. Senator Key Pittman as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, received the petitions for the Senate. In the photograph, left to right, can be seen: Senator Pat McCarran, Nevada; Mrs Laurie M. Schertle, Nat. President, Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Senator Key Pittmen; Speaker of the House William D. Bankhead; and Scott P. Squires, Commander-in-Chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars

Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion representative. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Morris Shappard, left and Rep. Lister Hill, right, Chairman of the Senate and House committees on military affairs, said today they would press for earliest action on their war profiteering bill. Col. John Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the legislative committee of the American Legion, who are sponsoring the bill, is shown with the Senators. The bill is designed to prevent profiteering in time of war and to equalize the burdens of war and thus provide for the National defense, and promote peace

Ready for bonus fight. This group of congressmen is organizing for a vigorous fight to put the soldier's bonus bill through the House. From the left: Representatives Clarence Cannon, D. of Mo., Parlimentarian for the steering committee; Adolph J. Sabath, D. of Ill, Dean of the House; Wright Patman, D. of Tex., Chairman; Abe Murdock, D. of Utah., Secretary and Arthur H. Greenwood, D. of Ind., Whip. 1/24/35

Crowd on steps of the U.S. Capitol on the arrival of a bonus petition signed by over 1,000,000 veterans

Veterans appeal to Congress for bonus. Scene on the Capitol steps in Washington today when a thousand veterans presented a truck load of petitions to Congress for immediate payment of the bonus. On the extreme right is Paul Wolman, past Grand Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is presenting the petitions to Rep. Rainey, of Illinois. Others on the picture are Rep. Snell; Rep. Patman; and Senator Brookhart, 4832

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A group of men standing next to each other, 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 seven.

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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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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