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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking the Oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor
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Arthur J. Altmeyer taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands on the left, and Samuel Gompers on the right, Chief Clerk (a son of the famous President of the American Federation of Labor).
June 8, 1934
Altmeyer, Arthur Joseph, 1891-1972
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking Oath of Office on Reappointment
August 14, 1945
Arthur J. Altmeyer, taking the oath of office on reappointment as Chairman of the Social Security Board, Term 1945-51. Mrs. Sarah H. Napier is the Notary Public. In the background, Naomi L. D'Orsey...
Early Meeting of the Social Security Board
1939
Arthur Altmeyer, Ellen Woodward and George Bigge in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
Early Meeting of the Social Security Board
1939
Arthur Altmeyer, Ellen Woodward and George Bigge in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
First Meeting of the Social Security Board
September 14, 1935
From left to right: Arthur J. Altmeyer, John G. Winant, and Vincent M. Miles at the first meeting of the Social Security Board.
Final Meeting of the Social Security Board
July 15, 1946
Back row from left to right: William Mitchell, Asst. Executive Director; Leona MacKinnon, Secretary to the Board; Oscar Powell, Executive Director.Front row from left to right: George Bigge; Arthur...
FDR Signs the Social Security Bill
August 14, 1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt about to sign the Social Security Act of 1935.
