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Plan of part of the city of Washington on which is exhibited the division of lots : made under a commission from the High Court of Chancery of the state of Maryland and directed to Dan'l Carroll of Duddington, Thomas Peter, and Nicholas King.

Plan of part of the city of Washington on which is exhibited the divis...

Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers in the area of Northwest D.C. bounded by N, Ninth, G, and Fifteenth streets. Pen-and-ink, lead-pencil, and watercolor. Indexed for and color-coded to landowners' name... More

Map of the river Sabine from Logan's Ferry to 32nd degree of north latitude : shewing the boundary between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas between said points, as marked and laid down by survey in 1841, under the direction of the Joint Commission appointed for that purpose under the 1st article of the convention signed at Washington on the 25th day of April 1838 /

Map of the river Sabine from Logan's Ferry to 32nd degree of north lat...

Relief shown by hachures. " ... it appears from a letter of J.H. Overton, United States Commissioner, dated Opelousas, Louisiana, August 10 1841 ... and the reply of October 1, 1841 ... that the maps ... had no... More

No. 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br. N. Am. Boundary Commission on the banks of the Columbia two miles above the Hudson Bay Cos. post at Colville

No. 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br. N. Am. Boundary Commission...

Photograph shows bird's-eye view of 15 or more log cabins near Fort Colville, Washington, with the Columbia River in the middle distance. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

U.S. Sanitary Commission : Lodge 4, 389 H Street, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Sanitary Commission : Lodge 4, 389 H Street, Washington, D.C.

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

The Sanitary commission takes this method, in addition to the means already used, to remind you of the fact there are various supplies in the hands of the Commission to be applied to the benefit of the sick or wounded soldiers of the several reg

The Sanitary commission takes this method, in addition to the means al...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 204, Folder 24.

Office of the Sanitary commission, Treasury building. Washington, September 16, 1861. Messrs, J. S. Newberry M. D., J. H. Douglass, M. D., and J. Foster Jenkins M. D., are from this date appointed associate secretaryes of the Sanitary commission

Office of the Sanitary commission, Treasury building. Washington, Sept...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 204, Folder 16.

Washington, D.C. Home of Sanitary Commission, May 1863

Washington, D.C. Home of Sanitary Commission, May 1863

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Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

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Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

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"Sanitaria," or Homes for discharged, disabled soldiers ... Fred N. Knapp, Supt. of Special relief, U. S. Sanitary commission. Washington, D. C., May 5, 1865.

"Sanitaria," or Homes for discharged, disabled soldiers ... Fred N. Kn...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission Lodge

Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission Lodge

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Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission Home Lodge

Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission Home Lodge

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Washington, District of Columbia. Buildings of the Sanitary Commission Home Lodge for Invalid Soldiers, North Capitol near C. Street

Washington, District of Columbia. Buildings of the Sanitary Commission...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Maimed soldiers and others before office of U.S. Christian Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. Maimed soldiers and others before of...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission storehouse and adjoining houses at 15th and F Street, N.W.

Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission storehouse and a...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commission storehouse

Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commissi...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Central office of the Sanitary Commission

Washington, District of Columbia. Central office of the Sanitary Commi...

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Scene in the court-room in the old Penitentiary building, Washington, D.C., during the trial of the conspirators ... Harold, Arnold, McLaughlin, Mudd and Surratt, before the military commission

Scene in the court-room in the old Penitentiary building, Washington,...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after sketch. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 20, no. 505 (1865 June 3), p. 168.

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Washington resigning his commission, signing of a treaty, funeral of Indian with priest and Spanish soldiers in armor and weeping women]

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...

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Washington, D.C.--the Electoral Commission holding a secret session by candle-light, on the Louisiana question, February 16th

Washington, D.C.--the Electoral Commission holding a secret session by...

Commissioners meeting in the courtroom of the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 44, no. 1119, March 10, 1877, p. 9.

[General Washington resigning his commission to Congress, Annapolis, Md., Dec. 23, 1783]

[General Washington resigning his commission to Congress, Annapolis, M...

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General Washington resigning his commission to Congress, Annapolis, Md., Dec. 23, 1783

General Washington resigning his commission to Congress, Annapolis, Md...

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Washington resigning his commission, mammoth plate negative

Washington resigning his commission, mammoth plate negative

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The Mall, Washington, D.C. : plan showing development to 1914 in accordance with the recommendations of the Park Commission of 1901.

The Mall, Washington, D.C. : plan showing development to 1914 in accor...

Shows planned development. Includes index of public buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

The Mall, Washington, D.C. : plan showing building development to 1915 in accordance with the recommendations of the Park Commission of 1901.

The Mall, Washington, D.C. : plan showing building development to 1915...

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ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTO...

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ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTO...

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ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: VIVIANI SPEAKING AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: VIVIANI SPEAKING AT TOMB OF...

Photograph shows Jean Raphael Adrien René Viviani (1863-1925), who served as Prime Minister of France for the first year of World War I (Source: LC-B2-3145-1)

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: GROUPS AT TOMB OF WASHINGTO...

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[Allied Commission to U.S. at Mount Vernon: Groups at Tomb of Washington]

[Allied Commission to U.S. at Mount Vernon: Groups at Tomb of Washingt...

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Artists - Artists and publicity men in the Government's service. Charles Dana Gibson, chairman of the division of pictorial publicity of the Committee on Public Information, gave a luncheon in Washington to some of the government's leading publicity men and those who are making Uncle Sam's posters. In this group, from left to right (without regard to rows) are: D.W. Lee, Herbert Adams, Prof. Richard Rice, Library of Congress; M.L. Blumenthal, H. Devitt Welsh, Oliver Dennet Grover, George Creel, Frederick Keppell, (at top) W.E. Hall (in stripped suit), Edward N. hurley, (with hands folded). Back of Mr. Hurley with gray hat, is Joseph Pennell, whose sketches have been one of the war's best contributions to art. Back of him is Mr. Gibson and back of him R.D. Heini, editor of the Emergency Fleet News. Next to Mr. Hurley is Charles Piez, President of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; next to him Major Kendall Banning, above Major Banning, Joseph P. Tumulty, and back of him Dr. H.S. Garfield, Fuel Administrator. On the next step above is E.H. Blashfield, and on the top step M. Louis Aubert, of the French High Commission, Carl Milan and Francis Jones. Admiral Samuel McGowan's uniform is discernible near the sculptor. At the extreme right is F.D. Casey, art editor of Collier's. Apr. 2, 1918

Artists - Artists and publicity men in the Government's service. Charl...

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ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: VIVIANI SPEAKING AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: VIVIANI SPEAKING AT TOMB OF...

Photograph shows Jean Raphael Adrien René Viviani (1863-1925), who served as Prime Minister of France for the first year of World War I (Source: LC-B2-3145-1)

ITALIAN COMMISSION TO U.S. COMMISSION AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ITALIAN COMMISSION TO U.S. COMMISSION AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON

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Commission - From Foreign Nations - Britain - British Mission in the U.S. - In Washington, D.C

Commission - From Foreign Nations - Britain - British Mission in the U...

Original Caption: British Mission in the U.S. - In Washington, D.C. - Rt. Hon Arthur James Balfour, boarding the Mayflower, which carried the Allied Commissions from Washington, D.C., to Mt. Vernon, the home of... More

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: JOFFRE IN TOMB OF WASHINGTON

ALLIED COMMISSION TO U.S. AT MOUNT VERNON: JOFFRE IN TOMB OF WASHINGTO...

Photograph shows French general Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852-1931), who served during World War I (Source: LC-B2-3179-2)

Department of Labor. Labor and Interstate Commerce Commission Building from top of Washington Monument

Department of Labor. Labor and Interstate Commerce Commission Building...

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

Leaders of Filipino Independence Party on way to U.S. Manual [i.e. Manuel] Quezon (left), President of the Philippine Senate and chairman of the second Philippine Indepence Commission, and Senator Sergio Osmena, his chief lieutenant, en route to Washington to assist the present delegation headed by Manuael [i.e. Manuel] Roxas, Speaker of the Philippine House.

Leaders of Filipino Independence Party on way to U.S. Manual [i.e. Man...

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Belgians in Capitol on Debt Funding Commis[...] The members of the Belgian Debt Commission arrived i[...] Washington Thursday evening, August 6th and were met at the [...] Union Station by State and Treasury Department officials. Belgian Ambassador, Baron De Cartier is fourth from the rig[...] former Premier Theunis, Emil Franqui and Felician Cattier [...] included in the group

Belgians in Capitol on Debt Funding Commis[...] The members of the Bel...

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Coolidge with Commission on 200th ann. of birth of George Washington, 2/16/25

Coolidge with Commission on 200th ann. of birth of George Washington, ...

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Coolidge with Commission for observation of 200th ann. of birth of George Washington, [2/16/25]

Coolidge with Commission for observation of 200th ann. of birth of Geo...

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The first meeting of the commission to arrange for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington to be held in 1932, took place today, Feb. 16th at the White House with President Coolidge as chairman. The committee includes four members appointed by the Senate, four from the House and four appointed by the President. Left to right, front row: Senator Selden P. Spencer, Missouri; Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, President General, D.A.R.; President Coolidge; Mrs. John D. Sherman, Federation of Women's Clubs and Senator Simeon Fess, Ohio. Second row: Frederick H. Gillett, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Representative John Q. Tilson, Connecticut; Representative Willis C. Hawley, Oregon. Top row: Frank Munsey, publisher; Representative Joseph W. Byrns, Tennessee; Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Delaware; Senator Carter Class, Virginia, and Hanford Monider, former Commander of the American Legion

The first meeting of the commission to arrange for the celebration of ...

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General Pershing returns home. General John J. Pershing, until recently neutral Chairman of the [...] Commission, arrived in Washington today, February 11th, and immediately went into conference with the Secretary of State, Frank B. Kellogg. The General who appeared to be in very poor health, plans to enter Walter Reed Military Hospital while in Washington

General Pershing returns home. General John J. Pershing, until recentl...

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New member of Federal Radio Commission. William D.L. Starbuck, recently appointed a member of the Federal Radio Commission, photographed at his desk in Washington today. Mr. Starbuck comes from New York

New member of Federal Radio Commission. William D.L. Starbuck, recentl...

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Two thousand newly discovered family papers of George Washington brought to Capital. A newly discovered trunk close to two centuries old, that had belonged to George Washington's only sister, Betty, containing upward of 2,000 original papers of George Washington's family and contemporaries were brought to Washington today from Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Henry Woodhouse, President of the Aerial League of America. Inspecting the papers in the photograph are, left to right: William Tyler Page, Clerk of the House of Representatives and Executive Secretary of the United States Commission for the Celebration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth; William Selden Washington, descendant of George Washington's brother; and Henry Woodhouse

Two thousand newly discovered family papers of George Washington broug...

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U.S. Capitol paintings. General Washington resigning commission

U.S. Capitol paintings. General Washington resigning commission

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Federal Trade Commission. East and north side of Federal Trade Commission Building with Washington Monument II

Federal Trade Commission. East and north side of Federal Trade Commiss...

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Feminists telephone the Hague to determine their status in proposed World Code. The National Woman's Party in Washington was all agog today as Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley telephoned Miss Doris Stevens, chairman of the InterAmerican Commission of Women at the Haugue, to ascertain whether the World Code now being drawn up by the Codification Conference of International Law will be based on sex discrimination. In the photograph, left to right: Miss Anita Pollitzer of South Carolina; Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley; Miss Alice Paul; and Miss Elsie Hill of Connecticut

Feminists telephone the Hague to determine their status in proposed Wo...

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Aviation leaders plan uniform laws. Leaders in the field of aviation from all over the country met in Washington today for the National Conference on Uniform Aeronautic Regulatory Laws. Maj. Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation, acted as chairman of the sessions. In the photograph, left to right, seated: Capt. Frank M. Hawks, noted speed flyer and glider pilot; Maj. Young; Alfred J. Williams, former Navy speed ace, and Charles S. ("Casey") Jones, famous pilot and vice-president of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Standing: W.S.Mayo, chief aeronautical engineer of the Ford Company, and State Senator J. Griswold Webb, chairman of the New York State Aviation Commission. 12/16/30

Aviation leaders plan uniform laws. Leaders in the field of aviation f...

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Federal Trade Commission. East and north side of Federal Trade Commission Building with Washington Monument I

Federal Trade Commission. East and north side of Federal Trade Commiss...

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Meeting of commission to study methods of removing profits from war. The commission, recently created by Congress, to study methods fro removing profits from war, and for effecting an equitable distribution of the burdens of war, held its first meeting today in the office of the Secretary of War, Patrick J. Hurley. Secretary Hurley was elected chairman; Senator Davis A. Reed, Vice Chairman; and Rep. Lindley H.Hadley, Secretary. In the photograph, left to right: Rep. John J. McSwain, South Carolina; Rep. William P. Holaday, Illinois; Rep. Lindley H. Hadley, Washington; Secretary of War, Patrick J. Hurley; Senator Claude A. Swanson, Virginia; Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas; and Rep. Ross A. Collins, Mississippi

Meeting of commission to study methods of removing profits from war. T...

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Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders meet in Washington to assist jobless. The problem of unemployment is not only economic, but ethical and moral as well, and responsibility for its solution rests upon the whole American people. President Hoover was advised today by a delegation representing three national church groups sponsoring the National Conference on Permanent Preventives of Unemployment, meeting in Washington this week. Heading the delegation to the White House were, left to right: Rabbi Edward L. Israel, chairman of the Social Justice Commission, Central Conference of American Rabbis; Reverend R.A. McGowan, of the social action department, National Catholic Welfare Conference; and James Myers, Industrial Secretary, Social Service Commission, Federal Council of Churches, 1/27/31

Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders meet in Washington to assist ...

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A pair of Portias. These two young women are the latest addition to the legal staff at the Federal Communications Commission. Mary Elizabeth Erickson, left, recently of Washington State, is assigned to the broadcast section of the legal department, and Violet Lowry, of Hot Springs, Ark., is in the Telegraph Section. 12/4/35

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Commission merchant at Washington Market, New York City

Commission merchant at Washington Market, New York City

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Treasury Department, Procurement Division, Public Buildings Branch, Washington, D.C. - Federal Trade Commission building

Treasury Department, Procurement Division, Public Buildings Branch, Wa...

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Commission merchants, Washington Market, New York City

Commission merchants, Washington Market, New York City

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Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

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Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

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Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City. Crates contain beans

Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City. Crates conta...

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Washington leaves home at Mt. Vernon for first inaugural. Mt. Vernon, Virginia April 16. 'George Washington' is bid a fond adieu by his wife 'Martha' as he leaves his home today for New York City to repeat his first inaugural [à] of 150 years ago. Washington, portrayed by Denys Wortman, is traveling by a horse drawn coach and will make many stops for ceremonial receptions during the reenactment of the historic journey. The trip is being sponsored by the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, the New York World's Fair, and many other patriotic, historical, and civic organizations. In this photograph, Martha Washington is played by Miss Agnes Peter

Washington leaves home at Mt. Vernon for first inaugural. Mt. Vernon, ...

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Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

Commission merchants at Washington Market, New York City

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McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Administrator and recently-appointed chairman of the Manpower Commission, registers under the Selective Service Act at the Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C., April 25. Assisting him is Dr. William A. Killgore, draft registrar

McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Adm...

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McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Administrator and recently-appointed chairman of the Manpower Commission, registers under the Selective Service Act at the Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C., April 25. Assisting him is Dr. William A. Killgore, draft registrar

McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Adm...

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McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Administrator and recently-appointed chairman of the Manpower Commission, registers under the Selective Service Act at the Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C., April 25. Assisting him is Dr. William A. Killgore, draft registrar

McNutt registers for draft. Paul V. McNutt, (FSA) Federal Security Adm...

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War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Department of Agriculture. War boards for display in small town post offices, community centers and other public buildings. The original, size 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, is printed in yellow and black on white and is from a photograph by Carola Gregor who specializes in outdoor photography of children and youth. Copies of the poster may be obtained by writing to the War Manpower Commission, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Depar...

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War Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war plants, labor organizations, churches, libraries, high schools and colleges. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in red, white and blue, on black and white. It was designed from a photograph by Howard Liberman, staff photographer, Office of War Information. Copies may be obtained from the Office of War Information (OWI), Bureau of Public Inquiries, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war p...

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U.S. Maritime Commission poster. Poster distributed by the U.S. Maritime Commission to U.S. employment offices, hotels, taverns, post offices, labor unions, etc. The original comes in two sizes: 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, and 14 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and is printed in red, blue, and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Bureau of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information (OWI), 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

U.S. Maritime Commission poster. Poster distributed by the U.S. Mariti...

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"One is Man Controlling Trade," 1942 statue by Michael Lantz, at Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C.

"One is Man Controlling Trade," 1942 statue by Michael Lantz, at Feder...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the education of school administrators, U.S. Office of Education, and acting executive director, Wartime Commission, U.S. Office of Education

Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the e...

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Washington, D.C. South African Legation on Massachusetts Avenue. Official of the South African purchasing commission

Washington, D.C. South African Legation on Massachusetts Avenue. Offic...

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Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Chinese students eating in the Interstate Commerce Commission cafeteria

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Chinese students eati...

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Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. John K. Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man, turns in one of his typewriters to the government. This is one of the first machines thus enlisted in the war effort

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. Don MacDonald, Washington, D.C. typewriter dealer, affixes a decalcomania on a machine turned in to the government by John Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man. This was one of the first typewriters thus enlisted in the war effort. The decalcomania reads: "Property of U.S. Government - severe penalties for unlawful use"

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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Nazi saboteur trial, Washington, D.C. The special seven-man military commission opens the third day of its proceedings in the trial of eight Nazi saboteurs in the fifth floor courtroom of the Department of Justice building. Sitting on the commission left to right are: Brigadier General John T. Lewis; Major General Lorenzo D. Casser; Major General Walter S. Grant; Major General Frank R. McCoy, president of the commission; Major General Blanton Winship; Brigadier General Guy V. Henry; Brigadier General John T. Kennedy

Nazi saboteur trial, Washington, D.C. The special seven-man military c...

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Washington, D.C. South African Legation on Massachusetts Avenue. Official of the South African purchasing commission

Washington, D.C. South African Legation on Massachusetts Avenue. Offic...

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Scene at the first broadcast announcing the formation of high school Victory Corps throughout the U.S. Broadcast was made over station WMAL, Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1942 from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. EWT. John W. Studebaker, U.S. Commissioner of Education, places emblem on Paul V. McNutt, Chairman of the War Manpower Commission (WMC)

Scene at the first broadcast announcing the formation of high school V...

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Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups, Bureau of Placement, War Manpower Commission, until February 1944, when he went to Chicago to become codirector of the mayor's interracial committee, set up on racial relations following the Detroit riots

Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups...

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Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the education of school administrators, U.S. Office of Education, and acting executive director, Wartime Commission, U.S. Office of Education

Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the e...

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Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the education of school administrators, U.S. Office of Education, and acting executive director, Wartime Commission, U.S. Office of Education

Washington, D.C. Dr. John Lund (Norwegian), senior specialist in the e...

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Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. John K. Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man, turns a machine over to Don MacDonald, Washington, D.C. typewriter dealer, who accepts it on behalf of the government at the fixed rate. This is one of the first typewriters thus enlisted in the war effort

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. Students at a motion picture on the United States Coast Guard at the United States Maritime Commission

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel...

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Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups, Bureau of Placement, War Manpower Commission, until February 1944, when he went to Chicago to become codirector of the mayor's interracial committee, set up on racial relations following the Detroit riots. Shown with a secretary, Miss Mary Pipes, of the War Manpower Commission, Bureau of Placement

Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups...

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Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups, Bureau of Placement, War Manpower Commission until February 1944, when he went to Chicago to become codirector of the mayor's interracial committee, set up on racial relations following the Detroit riots. Shown with a secretary, Miss Mary Pipes of the War Manpower Commission, Bureau of Placement

Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups...

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Washington, D.C. International student assembly. International students eating in the Interstate Commerce Commission cafeteria

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. International student...

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Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups, Bureau of Placement, War Manpower Commission, until February 1944, when he went to Chicago to become codirector of the mayor's interracial committee, set up on racial relations following the Detroit riots. Shown with a secretary, Miss Mary Pipes of the War Manpower Commission, Bureau of Placement

Washington, D.C. Doctor Robert C. Weaver, Chief of the Minority Groups...

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Washington, D.C. Bob Daugherty filling out his log book after lunch. The United States Interstate Commerce Commission requires all truck drivers to keep time record

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Washington, D.C. A statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission building

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Washington, D.C. A statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission building

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Washington, D.C. A statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission building

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War Manpower Commission Women's Advisory Committee. Seven of the twelve members of the Women's Advisory Committee, WMC, are shown at a meeting in Washington, D.C., March 18, 1943. Reading from left to right, they are: Mrs. Beatrice Gould, editor, Ladies' Home Journal; Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin, vice-president, National League of Women Voters; Miss Bess Bloodworth, vice-president in charge of personnel, the Namm Store, Brooklyn, New York; Miss Margaret A. Hickey, lawyer and business executive of Saint Louis, Missouri, chairman; Mrs. Maudelle Bousfield, principal, Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, Illinois; Mrs. Blanche M. Ralston, former Works Progress Administration (WPA) regional director, Coahoma, Mississippi; and Miss Jennie Matyas, International Ladies' Garment Union, San Francisco, California

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Washington, D.C. Leslie Edward Carr of the British purchasing commission with his wife at their victory garden on Fairlawn Avenue, Southeast

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Washington, D.C. A statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission building

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Washington, D.C. Soldiers looking at the statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission building

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Who killed JFK? [Washington, D. C., Citizens Commission of Inquiry, 1973].

Who killed JFK? [Washington, D. C., Citizens Commission of Inquiry, 19...

District of Columbia 1973.; 1. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, Pres. U. S., 1917-1963--Assassination.; I. Title. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as f... More

[Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, Laurel, Maryland]

[Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, Laurel, Maryland]

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Computer terminals at the headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, Laurel, Maryland

Computer terminals at the headquarters building of the Washington Subu...

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Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Maryland

Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, ...

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Office cubicles at the headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, the water and sewerage utility for the immediate suburban counties around Washington, D.C.

Office cubicles at the headquarters building of the Washington Suburba...

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Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Maryland

Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, t... More

Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Maryland

Headquarters building of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or WSSC, t... More

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. The pie-shaped building to the left is the Federal Trade Commission Building, at the apex of the Federal Triangle

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. The pie-shaped building to the left is...

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