George C. Marshall, then secretary of state, kneels in a prayer for peace during high mass at the Cathedral of Bogota. The service, March 30, was a prelude to opening the ninth inter-American conference at Bogota, Columbia. Ill health forced the…
Two people sitting under a tree at the Louisville Public Library. A sign in the lawn of the library reads, 'Mere knowledge is comparatively worthless unless digested into practical wisdom and common sense as applied to the affairs of life.'
Walter Reuther, president, United Automobile Workers (CIO), puts labor's vote behind Harry S. Truman at Detorit's Labor Day mass meeting. It was here that Mr. Truman made the first speech of his presidential campaign. Reuther's right arm, wounded by…
Walter Reuther, president, United Automobile Workers (CIO), puts labor's vote behind President Harry S. Truman at Detroit's Labor Day mass meeting. It was here that Mr. Truman made the first speech of his presidential campaign. Reuther's right arm,…
Police, with night sticks, flailed members of the United Financial Workers' Union (AFL), when striking financial employees staged a 'laydown', in front of the New York Stock Exchange. A number of persons were injured and many were arrested during the…