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Vice president muses on 69th birthday. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Describing himself as "the spare tire of the Government", Vice President John N. Garner, reaching his 69th milestone today, blows smoke-rings and muses over the success he has attained in nearly a half-century of service as a lawmaker. No celebrations were planned for the Vice President's birthday. 11/22/37

Boss of Senate. Washington, D.C., Nov. 23. A new informal picture of Vice President Garner, who celebrated his 69th birthday yesterday, 112337

Vice President congratulates Senate press gallery head on 30 years of service. Washington, D.C., March 22. Rounding out 30 years of service in the Senate Press Gallery today, William J. Collins, present Superintendent, is congratulated by Vice President Garner and accepts one of the V.P.'s favorite cigars. Willie, as he is familiarly known, probably knows more newspapermen by sight than any other person in the country. 3-22-39

Vice President congratulates Senate press gallery head on 30 years of service. Washington, D.C., March 22. Rounding out 30 years of service in the Senate Press Gallery today, William J. Collins, present Superintendent, is congratulated by Vice President Garner and accepts one of the V.P.'s favorite cigars. Willie, as he is familiarly known, probably knows more newspapermen by sight than any other person in the country. 3-22-39

Boss of Senate. Washington, D.C., Nov. 23. A new informal picture of Vice President Garner, who celebrated his 69th birthday yesterday, 11/23/37

Michigan senator congratulated on 55th birthday. Washington, D.C., March 22. Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg, who is being prominently mentioned as the Republican Presidential Nominee in 1940, is pictured receiving the congratulations on his 55th birthday today from fellow Republicans in the Senate. The Senator said he planned no special celebration for the occasion. Left to right: Senators John G. Townsend, Jr., of Delaware, Vandenberg Wallace H. White Jr., or Main and Robert A. Taft

Michigan senator congratulated on 55th birthday. Washington, D.C., March 22. Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg, who is being prominently mentioned as the Republican Presidential Nominee in 1940, is pictured receiving the congratulations on his 55th birthday today from fellow Republicans in the Senate. The Senator said he planned no special celebration for the occasion. Left to right: Senators John G. Townsend, Jr., of Delaware, Vandenberg Wallace H. White Jr., or Main and Robert A. Taft.

Another skimmer for vice president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Vice President John N. Garner doffs his latest skimmer. This time it is a pitch helmet made of rice and was presented to the V.P. by officials of the National Rice Festival to be held at Crowley, La., November 7, 1939

Senator has annual birthday party. Every tenth of January, Ernest W. Smoot gives a birthday luncheon for his father, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah. A few months later, the Senator reciprocates by giving a similar party for his son. The photograph shows the principals and few of the guests at the luncheon on the Senator's 69th birthday. Left to right: Ernest W. Smoot, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Sen. Smoot, Sen. James Watson and Postmaster General Brown, 1/10/30

Vice president muses on 69th birthday. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Describing himself as "the spare tire of the Government", Vice President John N. Garner, reaching his 69th milestone today, blows smoke-rings and muses over the success he has attained in nearly a half-century of service as a lawmaker. No celebrations were planned for the Vice President's birthday. 112237

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A man sitting at a desk smoking a cigarette, 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 five.

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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