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Desk Collection

Background imageDesk Collection: President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt
29th December 1941: American president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (1882-1945) sitting at the desk of his executive office in the White House. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDesk Collection: Carl Laemmle, President of Universal Studios

Carl Laemmle, President of Universal Studios

Background imageDesk Collection: Franklin Roosevelt Signing the Emergency Banking Act

Franklin Roosevelt Signing the Emergency Banking Act
THE NEW DEAL LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED AT GREAT SPEED. AS SOON AS THE SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS PASSED A BILL (IN SEVEN AND ONE HALF HOURS), ROOSEVELT SIGNED IT

Background imageDesk Collection: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at His Desk

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at His Desk
(Original Caption) Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, is shown seated at his desk. Photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at the United Nations

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at the United Nations
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Foreign Minister of the reorganized Pakistani government of President Agha Mohammed Khan, listens to Indian Foreign Minister Sardar Swaran Singh tell the U.N

Background imageDesk Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son - pain and amazement

Dickenss Dombey and Son - pain and amazement
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens Dombey and Son. During this conversation, Walter had looked from one brother to the other with pain and amazement

Background imageDesk Collection: Sigmund Freuds Study

Sigmund Freuds Study
Interior view of the study used by Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939), Vienna, Austria, 1910s. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imageDesk Collection: Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Nettles

Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Nettles
Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Trusdale Nettles are arrested by local police on August 28, 1974

Background imageDesk Collection: Male doctor taking blood pressure of male patient

Male doctor taking blood pressure of male patient
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Male doctor taking blood pressure of male patient

Background imageDesk Collection: Four business men sitting around desk in paneled office, listening to fifth man speaking

Four business men sitting around desk in paneled office, listening to fifth man speaking
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Four business men sitting around desk in paneled office, listening to fifth man speaking

Background imageDesk Collection: Businessman sitting at desk reading papers, secretary taking notes

Businessman sitting at desk reading papers, secretary taking notes
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Businessman sitting at desk reading papers, secretary taking notes

Background imageDesk Collection: Businessman sitting at desk, with boss looking over shoulder, reviewing paperwork

Businessman sitting at desk, with boss looking over shoulder, reviewing paperwork
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Businessman sitting at desk, with boss looking over shoulder, reviewing paperwork

Background imageDesk Collection: Little girl silhouetted at window, sitting at desk, studying, urban view out of window

Little girl silhouetted at window, sitting at desk, studying, urban view out of window
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Little girl silhouetted at window, sitting at desk, studying, urban view out of window

Background imageDesk Collection: Female telephone receptionist at information desk, answering phone

Female telephone receptionist at information desk, answering phone
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Female telephone receptionist at information desk, answering phone

Background imageDesk Collection: Novelist William Thackeray in His Study

Novelist William Thackeray in His Study
(Original Caption) Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863). English novelist. William Thackeray seated. Photo, 1862

Background imageDesk Collection: Skeleton Reading at Desk

Skeleton Reading at Desk
(Original Caption) Posture. Skeleton reading. Meigs desk. B/W photograph, 1870

Background imageDesk Collection: Baron Paul Julius Von Reuter Seated

Baron Paul Julius Von Reuter Seated
(Original Caption) Baron Paul Julius Von Reuter (1816-1899), German pioneer news gatherer. Photograph ca.1880

Background imageDesk Collection: Children in Schoolroom in New York

Children in Schoolroom in New York
(Original Caption) ca. 1886-New York: Schoolroom in the Lower East Side New York: View of Benches. Photo by Jacob Riis. BPA2# 1314

Background imageDesk Collection: Teacher Instructing Schoolboys in Small Classroom

Teacher Instructing Schoolboys in Small Classroom
(Original Caption) New York, NY: View of a Lower East Side schoolroom. A teacher demonstrates on the blackboard, as students watch attentively from crowded pews

Background imageDesk Collection: Friedrich Ebert at Nineteen

Friedrich Ebert at Nineteen
(Original Caption) 1890- Full length portrait of Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925), First President of the Weimar Republic. Photo at the age of 19

Background imageDesk Collection: Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study

Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study
(Original Caption) Jules Henri Fabre, "The Homer of Insects, " in his study (1823-1915). From an undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Susan B. Anthony Writing at a Desk

Susan B. Anthony Writing at a Desk
(Original Caption) 12/1898-Suffragist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), seated at her desk

Background imageDesk Collection: American Writer Who Received Award

American Writer Who Received Award
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Literary prize "Rainier the 3rd of Monaco" has been granted this afternoon, April 10, to American writer Julien Green, 51

Background imageDesk Collection: British Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst

British Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) pauses in her reading for a portrait

Background imageDesk Collection: William Mckinley Seated At Desk;White Ho

William Mckinley Seated At Desk;White Ho
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: President William McKinley at his desk in the White House. Undated photograph. BPA2# 3859

Background imageDesk Collection: Telegraph Operator Seated At Desk

Telegraph Operator Seated At Desk
(Original Caption) Photograph, ca. 1900. Telegraph operator at his desk

Background imageDesk Collection: Gustave Charpentier At 91 Wearing Cap

Gustave Charpentier At 91 Wearing Cap
(Original Caption) Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French composer, at the age of 91. Head And shoulders photo at desk wearing a cap

Background imageDesk Collection: Catulle Mendes Writing

Catulle Mendes Writing
(Original Caption) 1911-Catulle Mendes: (1841-1909) French dramatic writer. Photo by Nadar in 1911

Background imageDesk Collection: President Calvin Coolidge At His Desk

President Calvin Coolidge At His Desk
(Original Caption) President Calvin Coolidge seated at his desk. Undated

Background imageDesk Collection: Students in Classroom

Students in Classroom
(Original Caption) Elementary school classroom. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Pierre Laval Seated At Desk

Pierre Laval Seated At Desk
(Original Caption) Filed 5/13/1942-Vichy, France: Pierre Laval, head of the French collaborationist government at Vichy

Background imageDesk Collection: French Novelist Emile Zola

French Novelist Emile Zola

Background imageDesk Collection: Guglielmo Marconi at His Desk

Guglielmo Marconi at His Desk
(Original Caption) 1903-Photograph shows Guglielmo Marconi at his desk at the time of his first wireless experiments

Background imageDesk Collection: Alfred Mossman Landon Sitting At Desk

Alfred Mossman Landon Sitting At Desk
(Original Caption) Close-up of Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) American bussinessman and politician who served as Governor of Kansas (1933-1937)

Background imageDesk Collection: Carl Laemmle, C.E. Helah, & R.H. Cochrane

Carl Laemmle, C.E. Helah, & R.H. Cochrane
Carl Laemmle of Universal Pictures looking over the photographs of thousands of screen aspirants who have entered in the huge movie contest conducted by a New York newspaper

Background imageDesk Collection: Vintage photograph showing young boy (6-7) p-laying receptionist

Vintage photograph showing young boy (6-7) p-laying receptionist
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDesk Collection: Young Society Woman At Desk, Circa 1910

Young Society Woman At Desk, Circa 1910
(Original Caption) Portrait of a young woman seated at her writing desk wearing typical fin-de-siecle society attire. Photograph circa 1910

Background imageDesk Collection: Desk Covered with Assorted Office Supplies

Desk Covered with Assorted Office Supplies
(Original Caption) Desk covered with an assortment of common office supplies: telephone, ledger, adding machine, stapler, etc. Photograph circa 1938

Background imageDesk Collection: Baby boy (2-3 years) typing on typewriter

Baby boy (2-3 years) typing on typewriter
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDesk Collection: Vladimir Ilich Lenin Sitting at Desk

Vladimir Ilich Lenin Sitting at Desk
(Original Caption) Portrait of Soviet leader Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) sitting alone at a desk. Undated photo, filed 1931

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait;Will Hays At Desk, Seated;Workin

Portrait;Will Hays At Desk, Seated;Workin
(Original Caption) Portrait of Will Hays, Hollywood censor, at work at his desk. Head and shoulders photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Teacher In Front Of Classroom

Teacher In Front Of Classroom
(Original Caption) Early 20th Century classroom. Teacher discusses indian Lor. undated Photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Mao Tse-Tung Seated, Working At Desk

Mao Tse-Tung Seated, Working At Desk
(Original Caption) Mao Tse-Tung seated, working at desk. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Niels Bohr Seated At His Desk

Niels Bohr Seated At His Desk
(Original Caption) Niels Bohr(1885-1862), Danish physicist. Noble Prize winner, 1922, seated at his desk. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Bjornsterne Bjornson Writing At Desk

Bjornsterne Bjornson Writing At Desk
Bjornstjerne Bjornson (1832-1910), Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist and political leader won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1903

Background imageDesk Collection: Business Office During Wwi

Business Office During Wwi
(Original Caption) Business office in World War I days. Photograph, ca. 1910s

Background imageDesk Collection: Worker Kicking Up Her Feet

Worker Kicking Up Her Feet
(Original Caption) The careless typist. Photograph, 1901. BPA2# 3390

Background imageDesk Collection: Harry Truman Seated at Desk

Harry Truman Seated at Desk
(Original Caption) Portrait of President Harry Truman seated behind his desk. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Administering Intelligence Test/WWI

Administering Intelligence Test/WWI
(Original Caption) Administering an intelligence test during World War I. Photograph, ca. 1914-1918

Background imageDesk Collection: Albert B. Fall Seated at Desk

Albert B. Fall Seated at Desk
(Original Caption) Portrait of American lawyer and politician Albert B. Fall (1861-1944), who, as Secretary of the Interior, was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Early Classroom With Kids At Work

Early Classroom With Kids At Work
(Original Caption) Education: Classroom interior. Young students shown at work. Undated photo

Background imageDesk Collection: Dr. Otto Bettmann Discussing Pictures

Dr. Otto Bettmann Discussing Pictures
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Dr. Otto Bettmann (L) looks over images with an unidentified man for the Bettmann Portable Archive. Undated photograph, circa 1960

Background imageDesk Collection: Chinese Merchant Balancing Accounts;Abac

Chinese Merchant Balancing Accounts;Abac
(Original Caption) Chinese merchant balancing his accounts for the day. Engraving. BPA 2 #868

Background imageDesk Collection: Mary Somerville Sits With Pen And Paper

Mary Somerville Sits With Pen And Paper
(Original Caption) Mary Somerville (1780-1872) Scottish writer on mathematics and physical science. Undated Engraving

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait of Descartes

Portrait of Descartes
An engraving by Baudran depicts Rene Descartes (1596-1650), the French mathematician and philosopher, sometimes called the father of modern philosophy

Background imageDesk Collection: Richard Wright Seated at Typewriter

Richard Wright Seated at Typewriter
(Original Caption) Richard Wright, 1908-1960, American writer, shown at his desk in his home, using his old typewriter. Undated b/w photo

Background imageDesk Collection: Thomas Edison Desk And Sleeping Cot

Thomas Edison Desk And Sleeping Cot
(Original Caption) Thomas Edison's desk and sleeping cot in his lab in East Orange. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Western Union Company Operating Room

Western Union Company Operating Room
(Original Caption) New York, NY: The operating room of the Western Union Company, New York. Undated engraving

Background imageDesk Collection: Woman Works with Computer & 5 1/4' Diskette

Woman Works with Computer & 5 1/4" Diskette
(Original Caption) Widespread compatibility- Eastman Kodak Company's new Kodak diskettes are available for use in small computers commonly used in business, industry and the public sector

Background imageDesk Collection: Secretary General Trygue Halvdan Lie

Secretary General Trygue Halvdan Lie
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Norwegian Statesman, Trygue Halvdan Lie, the first Secretary General of the UN. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageDesk Collection: Actor Robert Benchley Seated Behind Desk

Actor Robert Benchley Seated Behind Desk
(Original Caption) Publicity handout of American actor Robert Benchley (1889-1945), shown seated behind desk alone. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Thomas Edison Seated At Desk In Lab

Thomas Edison Seated At Desk In Lab
(Original Caption) Photo shows Thomas Edison seated at his desk in a chemical laboratory. Undated

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Reading at His Desk by David Martin

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Reading at His Desk by David Martin
(Original Caption) Painting of American statesman and founding father, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), seated at his desk reading papers

Background imageDesk Collection: Spencer Tracy As Sports Writer In Movie

Spencer Tracy As Sports Writer In Movie
(Original Caption) Photo shows Spencer Tracy as sports reporter Sam Craig in a scene from the MGM movie "Woman of the Year." Movie released in 1942

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait of James Buchanan in His Study by Charles Fenderich

Portrait of James Buchanan in His Study by Charles Fenderich
(Original Caption) Portrait of James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States, in his study. Painting by Charles Fenderich

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait of Alfred Nobel In His Laboratory by Emil Osterman

Portrait of Alfred Nobel In His Laboratory by Emil Osterman
(Original Caption) Alfred Nobel in his laboratory. Painting by Emil Osterman. Undated

Background imageDesk Collection: Engraving of Jean-Marie Roland Seated at Desk

Engraving of Jean-Marie Roland Seated at Desk
Engraving of Jean-Marie Roland, whose salon in Paris was headquarters for Republicans and Girondists (1791-93)

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait Of James Monroe by Gilbert Stuart

Portrait Of James Monroe by Gilbert Stuart
Portrait of James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth U.S. President. Painting by Gilbert Stuart

Background imageDesk Collection: Engraving of Noah Webster by Chappel Johnson

Engraving of Noah Webster by Chappel Johnson
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows Noah Webster (1758-1843), at his favorite desk. Webster published "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828

Background imageDesk Collection: Ts Eliot at Desk Inspecting Manuscripts

Ts Eliot at Desk Inspecting Manuscripts
(Original Caption) T. S. Eliot: British poet, inspecting manuscripts. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Ts Eliot At Desk Inspecting Manuscripts

Ts Eliot At Desk Inspecting Manuscripts
(Original Caption) T. S. Eliot: British poet, inspecting manuscripts. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Ts Eliot At Desk Inspecting Manuscripts

Ts Eliot At Desk Inspecting Manuscripts
(Original Caption) T. S. Eliot: British poet, inspecting manuscripts. Undated photograph

Background imageDesk Collection: Woodcut; Santa Claus On Christmas Night

Woodcut; Santa Claus On Christmas Night
(Original Caption) Santa Claus, Christmas night. Woodcut by Thomas Nast. BPA2# 2944

Background imageDesk Collection: Portrait Of Sir John A Macdonald

Portrait Of Sir John A Macdonald
(Original Caption) Sir John Alexander MacDonald (1815-1891), Canada's first Prime Minister (1867-73 and again, 1878-91). From an original photo from the Public Archives of Canada. Undated

Background imageDesk Collection: Rolltop Desk Littered with Books and Papers

Rolltop Desk Littered with Books and Papers
(Original Caption) A a rolltop desk, littered with books and papers. Undated photograph. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageDesk Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt with Cabinet Members

Franklin D. Roosevelt with Cabinet Members
Left to right seated: Secretary of War George H. Dern, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, President Roosevelt, Secretary of the Treasury William Hartman Woodin, and Attorney General Homer S. Cummings

Background imageDesk Collection: Political Analyst Louis McHenry Howe

Political Analyst Louis McHenry Howe
Louis McHenry Howe is Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign manager

Background imageDesk Collection: Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle
Portrait of Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French soldier and statesman

Background imageDesk Collection: Crowded Segregated Classroom

Crowded Segregated Classroom
4/27/1961-Farmville, VA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: The Federal Government, in an unprecedented move, asked the courts yesterday to force Prince Edward County, Va

Background imageDesk Collection: President Roosevelt at His White House Desk

President Roosevelt at His White House Desk
Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt seated at his desk in the White House. Photograph, 1902

Background imageDesk Collection: Students in Classroom

Students in Classroom
(Original Caption) 1906-New York classroom. Photograph, 1906

Background imageDesk Collection: Young Woman Speaking into Telephone

Young Woman Speaking into Telephone
(Original Caption) 1907: A young woman speaks into a telephone

Background imageDesk Collection: Employer Dictating to Secretary

Employer Dictating to Secretary
(Original Caption) Employer dictating to his secretary. photograph 1907. BPA2# 3388

Background imageDesk Collection: African Americans Making Furniture in Workshop

African Americans Making Furniture in Workshop
(Original Caption) Tuskegee Institute: Workshop for apprentice cabinet makers. Ca. 1910, at the African American university. Photograph. BPA2# 1294 ORIGINAL CAPTION



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