In the attic of the Roosevelt Library are these files of Roosevelt's documents and papers. They are part of the National Archives. Waiting to be classified by a staff of ten librarians are 400 tons of manuscripts. There are also 15,000 books,...
Harry S, Truman (left) is sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice Harlan Stone in the Executive Offices of the White House, Washington DC. April 12, following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Warm Springs GA. Mrs. Truman is...
President elect Roosevelt, seated in rear of car, photographed at Wilson Dam, Muscle Shoals, AL. January 21, when he inspected the project with a group of dignitaries. The group beside the automobile includes Senator Kenneth McKellar of TN,...
John Nance Garner, Democratic vice presidential nominee (left) and Governor Roosevelt of New York, the Democratic presidential nominee, photographed on the rear of Governor Roosevelts special train at Topeka KS Sept. 14 where the Governor made a...
Philadelphia PA-Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (second from left) acknowledging the road of greeting from the crowd of 105,000 persons at Franklin Field here as he arrived to deliver his acceptance speech on his re-nomination as the Democratic...
Text from back of photo: At that, Captain Roscoe Turner got to New York from Glendale, Calif., with a navigator and three passengers, in 19 hours 51 minutes, after making four stops for fuel. He had hoped to make the trip in 18 hours. Photo shows...
Text from back of photo: 'While their sons and daughters occupy the public eye, mothers of famous personages are, for the most part, content to rest in comparative obscurity. Only when honors are bestowed upon their children by a worshipping...
Text from back of photo: 'While their sons and daughters occupy the public eye, mothers of famous personages are, for the most part, content to rest in comparative obscurity. Only when honors are bestowed upon their children by a worshipping...
Text from back of image: "As a return gesture for the recent Roosevelt Field-Montreal good-will flight, a group of Montreal aviators arrived at Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Sept. 19, to complete a good-will flight of their own. This photo shows their...
Text from back of image: "As a return gesture for the recent good-will flight of American fliers to Montreal, Canada, a group of Montreal aviators landed at Roosevelt Field, N.Y., Sept. 19, to complete a good-will flight of their own. They are...
Text from back of image: "This Fokker ship, piloted by Bert Acosta and owned by Charles A. Levine, crashed at Roosevelt Field, L.I., June 18th. The plane was badly smashed, but Acosta and three passengers escaped with minor scratches. The pilot had...
Text from back of image: "Nila Cram Cook, erstwhile handmaiden of Mahatma Ghandi, experienced a new thrill, April 22nd, when she took her first flight at Roosevelt Field, New York, and witnessed a parachute jumper leap from the plane in which she...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Construction and building industry
A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
Accompanying text: "193399 Women Wets Bolt to Aid Roosevelt. The candidacy of Gov. Roosevelt for President was indorsed July 7 by the executive committee of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform. The Committee urged its members...
Text from back of image: "To prove that Arveta Robner(?), 15 year old schoolgirl, was in no danger when she fell 1,000 feet at Roosevelt Field without her parachute opening, Henry Bushmeyer today took two jumps entangling himself in his 'chute...
Text from back of image: "Joseph Cannon (left, social registerite of Charlotte, NC, is pictured left), with 'chute jumper Joe Crane, after the scion of the Cannon towel family had made a parachute jump from a height of 2200 feet above, Roosevelt...
