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...
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,...
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...
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...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Construction and building industry
Collection guide for John McShain papers. McShain was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor. His major projects included the White House renovation (1950-1951), the Pentagon, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library...
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: "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 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: "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...
The Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State in President Roosevelt's cabinet, was awarded the first annual Captain Robert Dollar gold plaque and citation as the American making the most outstanding contribution to world trade during the past...
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,...
Typed caption: "President (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt and James Landis (Director, OCD) awarding the Air Medal to Major Hugh R. Sharp, Jr. CAP and Ensign Edmond I. Edwards, USN (formerly Liet., CAP) for bravery in the rescue of downed pilot Henry T....
