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Woodrow Wilson

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Description: Portrait of Woodrow Wilson.
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Governor Walter S. Goodland at His Desk

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland sitting at his desk in the Capitol with pipe in hand.
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Man with Baby

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: William Busse, humane officer, holding abandoned baby, Bobby LaBue (real name Bobby Yarborough of Spokane Washington).
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Elizabeth Wickenden

Date: 1960
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Professor Elizabeth Wickenden, professor of urban studies and technical consultant on public social policy to the Nationa...
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John J. Jenkins

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Description: Portrait of Congressman John James Jenkins.
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Bill Proxmire

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Description: Portrait of Bill Proxmire. The front of the photograph is inscribed: To America's greatest Crusading editor with admiration and deep respect, Bill Proxmire...
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James Farley

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of James Farley.
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Edwin E. Witte

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Dr. Edwin Witte, considered the father of Social Security, Executive Director of the Executive Staff to the Committee on Economic Secu...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer on His Last Day in Office as Commissioner of Social Security

Date: 04 10 1953
Description: Arthur Altmeyer, seated at his desk holding a pen, gazes into the camera on his last day in office as Commissioner of Social Security.
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Wilbur Cohen and President Lyndon Johnson

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Description: President Lyndon B. Johnson stands next to Wilbur J. Cohen who is holding up a copy of the brochure, "Social Security Information for Young Families."
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Wilbur J. Cohen with Natalie Spingarn

Date: 1968
Description: Wilbur J. Cohen with Natalie Davis Spingarn, a speech writer and special assistant to Cohen in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. There is an...
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Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Date: 1968
Description: Portrait of Wilbur J. Cohen sitting at his desk as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Social Security Administration was his responsibility.
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Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Date: 1968
Description: Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, standing at a podium smiling and holding up both hands.
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Frances Perkins

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Description: Studio portrait of Frances Perkins, U.S. Secretary of Labor, who spearheaded the committee planning social security. The photo is inscribed to Arthur Altme...
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Wilbur Cohen

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Wilbur J. Cohen smiling for the camera. Wilbur Cohen was a research assistant with the committee which drafted the Social Securi...
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Portrait of Nelson Cruickshank

Date: 11 05 1969
Description: Formal portrait of Nelson Cruickshank. In 1969, he became President of the AFL-CIO National Council of Senior Citizens, which began as a coalition Nelson C...
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Frieda S. Miller

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frieda S. Miller. Ms. Miller was the director of the U.S. Department of Labor — Women's Bureau, from 1944-1953. She later wo...
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Sherman Adams

Date: 02 09 1953
Description: Portrait of Sherman Adams, World War I Marine Corps veteran, Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district (1945...

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