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Description
Joseph Kennedy, father of President John F. Kennedy, stands by left door, wearing glasses. A.E. Scott stands outside, holding camera, on right of photo wearing jacket and sweatshirt.
Date
1961-01-20
Subject
[Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969, Capitol Rotunda (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.), Presidents--Inauguration]
Description
King of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal, on the right, and his wife, American born Hope Cooke, on a visit to Washington
Date
1971-11-18
Subject
[Sikkim (India), Cooke, Hope, 1940-]
Description
The wives of Senators Strom Thurmond (R-SC), Samuel A. Nunn (D-GA) and Robert Taft, Jr. (R-OH) talking at Luncheon
Date
1975-04-22
Subject
[Legislators' spouses, Luncheons]
Description
"Faced with the rapidly advancing steam shovels of the Federal Building program in the Mall at Washington, serval fine old magnolia trees are being literally rescued in the nick of time and transported by huge trucks and trailers to other places in the park. Photo shows one of the trees, weighing with its carefully packed surrounding earth more than seventy tons, being towed past the Washington Monument." Description from attached caption
Date
1931-11-25
Subject
[Mall, The (Washington, D.C.), Magnolias]
Description
Mamie Eisenhower, at her party, holding small cake, with Ike bracelet
Date
1956-03-22
Subject
[Birthdays, Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979]
Description
During the US bicentennial, a man takes a photograph of a copy of the Magna Carta in an ornate case.
Date
1976-07
Subject
[Magna Carta, Capitol Rotunda (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.)]
Description
Mary Brian, movie star, At Olney Theater in Maryland, pouring drinks
Date
1939
Subject
[Brian, Mary, 1906-2002, Olney Theatre Centre (Organization : Olney, Md.)]
Description
Bonus Army behind the U.S. Capitol building, two Standard Oil Company of New Jersey buildings also visible.
Date
1932
Subject
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Bonus Expeditionary Forces]
Description
Memo for ordering of Prints, addressed to Arthur E. Scott, signed by Patty Howe of Senator Clifford P. Hansen's staff
Date
1974-04-10
Subject
[Memorandums, Hansen, Clifford P. (Clifford Peter), 1912-2009]
Description
Miss Weaver and Senator Joseph D. Tydings waving on U.S. Capitol Building steps with Capitol Dome and American flag in background
Date
1968-06-04
Subject
[Tydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies), 1928-2018, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)]
Description
"Indians looking over the Pale Face 'War Canoes' at the Navy Department. Photo Shows- 'Little Dog' 'Chief Two Guns White Calf' and 'Adam White Man'" Description from back of print. Man on right wearing Shriners (Freemason organization) pin
Date
1920/1934?
Subject
Indians of North America
Description
A large number of people at the dedication of the new subway line
Date
1960-01-05
Subject
[Subway line, Dedications]
Description
Nikita Khrushchev exchanging a word with American politicians
Date
1959
Subject
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
Description
A cruise missile was launched from USS Barbero containing letters addressed to important officials. Thought to demonstrate the peaceful uses of missile technology.
Date
1959-06-08
Subject
[USS Barbero (Submarine), Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967]
Description
House chamber during opening prayer
Date
1932-12-05
Subject
[United States. Congress. House, Legislative bodies--Chaplains' prayers]
Description
Paperboy and Nixon girls play with their formerly lost cat, Checkers the dog looks on
Date
1960-02-11
Subject
[Cox, Patricia Nixon, 1946-, Eisenhower, Julie Nixon]
Description
The Patterson House, temporary home of President Calvin Coolidge while White House was getting a new roof
Date
1927
Subject
[Dupont Circle (Washington, D.C.), Patterson House (Washington, D.C.)]
Description
Peace Corp workers point to the Philippines and Borneo on a world map, indicating where they were stationed, showing members of Senator Quentin N. Burdick's Staff
Date
1965-12-09
Subject
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Description
Crowd of people walking through the Capitol Rotunda, for John F. Kennedy's Inauguration. Television cameras abound.
Date
1961-01-20
Subject
[Capitol Rotunda (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.), Presidents--Inauguration]
Description
Rosetta Wells sewing in a chair, at 98 years old
Date
1931-04-13
Subject
[Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Dressmakers]
Description
E. D. Spencer, Governor Mark Hatfield, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Wayne Morse, Maurice Neuberger shaking hands outdoors
Date
1961/1963
Subject
[Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011]
Description
President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, in center, with military staff members
Date
1924/1929
Subject
[Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Armed Forces--Officers]
Description
Photographers taking pictures of President Calvin Coolidge
Date
1923/1929
Subject
[Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Journalists]
Description
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL) in the Oval Office. Plaque on desk reads in Latin "Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re" which translates to "gentle in manner, resolute in execution"
Date
1956-08-06
Subject
[Dirksen, Everett McKinley, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969]
Description
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, seated on stools facing away from camera, watch Inaugural parade pass. Mamie Eisenhower and Pat Nixon are sitting behind them. Mrs. Nixon is sitting in the President's chair. A Sparrow guided air-to-air missile passes the reviewing stand.
Date
1957-01-21
Subject
[Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969]
Description
President Dwight D. Eisenhower close-up on birthday with elephant tie and carnation.
Date
1953/1960
Subject
[Birthdays, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969]
Description
Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to the camera from the back of a car. Arthur Scott's shadow is visible on window
Date
1955-11-11
Subject
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Description
Mounted Members of the Las Vegas Posse ride past the reviewing stands on horseback. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon on reviewing stand
Date
1957-01-21
Subject
[Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Presidents--Inauguration]
Description
Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated on left, with U.S. military members behind. Churchill, seated on right, with British military members behind
Date
1942/1945
Subject
[Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945]
Description
President Gerald R. Ford, speaking in the middle, congress surrounds, applauding. Speech given in House of Representatives.
Date
1974-08-12
Subject
[United States. Congress. House, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006]
Description
President Hoover and others pose infront of Washington, DC Christmas tree.
Date
1931-12
Subject
[Christmas trees, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964]
Description
President Herbert Hoover with Amelia Earhart and others. White House in the background
Date
1932-06
Subject
[Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964]
Description
President Hoover walking with White House Chief Usher Ike Hoover and secret service men [negative suffering from vinegar syndrome]
Date
1932
Subject
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Description
President John F. Kennedy Inauguration, photo looking toward crowd, Kennedy facing away in foreground.
Date
1961-01-20
Subject
[Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Presidents--Inauguration]
Description
President Lyndon B. Johnson laying a wreath on John F. Kennedy's casket. Jacqueline Kennedy, with daughter Caroline and Robert Kennedy in center of crowd
Date
1963-11-25
Subject
[Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994]
Description
President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with and gives a pen to a senator, others look on
Date
1963/1969
Subject
[Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Legislators]
Description
President Lyndon B. Johnson, at podium, with congressmen around him, Senator Hiram Fong (R-HI) right of the President
Date
1964-01-13
Subject
[Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Fong, Hiram, 1906-2004]
Description
Richard M. Nixon, on the telephone and drinking coffee, during an informal meeting with Republican Party senators
Date
1968-07-18
Subject
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Description
President Richard M. Nixon shaking hands on tarmac before leaving on a rainy day
Date
1969-02-23
Subject
[Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Air bases]
Description
President Warren G. Harding throwing out the first ball, with the crowd behind him in the stands. His wife, Florence Kling Harding, is on his right
Date
1921/1923
Subject
[Baseball, Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923, Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924]
Description
Seated from left to right, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and President Harding. Other three men unidentified.
Date
1921/1923
Subject
[Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923]
Description
President Wilson and his wife Edith, riding in a car. Another cameraman visible on left.
Date
1915/1921
Subject
[Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961]
Description
Queen Elizabeth II, on left, with Vice President Richard M. Nixon walking down a hallway, photographers on left.
Date
1957-10-17
Subject
[Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-]
Description
Photo taken from roof of the U.S. Capitol Building, looking towards dome. U.S. flag nearly at top of pole.
Date
1957-09-27
Subject
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Description
Bridge originally constructed in 1800's as a railway bridge, later converted to roadway. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Civil War, and damaged during a 1924 flood, until it was swept away in 1936. It was never rebuilt. In this photo, railroad bridge and tunnel on left, destroyed bridge in center. Waiting cars visible on far shore.
Date
1936
Subject
[Floods, Buildings, structures, etc.]
Description
Representative Daniel A. Reed waves to his son in a Lockheed Constellation airplane leaving for Interparliamentary Conference
Date
1956-11-07
Subject
[United States. Air Force. Military Air Transport Service, Reed, Daniel A. (Daniel Alden), 1875-1959]
Description
Representative John D. Dingell reading a book with a globe and calendar in background
Date
1937-05
Subject
Dingell, John D. (John David), 1894-1955
Description
Representative Richard M. Nixon presides over the House during consideration of War Department Appropriations Bill
Date
1947-07-14
Subject
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Description
Representative William E. Miller standing at podium in front of large painting. NBC television camera visible on the right of photo. Miller was named Republican Party Vice Presidential Candidate for 1964 election the day before.
Date
1964-07-17
Subject
[Political conventions, Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983]
Description
Giant banner with "Of the People, By the People, For the People" at Republican National Convention, press boxes below banner.
Date
1964
Subject
[Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Political conventions]
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