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Background imageLewis Collection: Woman Listening to Radio

Woman Listening to Radio
Evelyn C. Lewis, Miss Washington 1921, listens to the radio. She tunes in by adjusting the condenser

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Miners Union Leader

John L. Lewis Miners Union Leader
(Original Caption) Portrait of John L. Lewis (1880-1969), American head of miners Union. Undated Photo

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of Joe E. Lewis

Portrait of Joe E. Lewis
(Original Caption) Comedian Joe E. Lewis

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of Joe E. Lewis

Portrait of Joe E. Lewis
(Original Caption) Comedian Joe E. Lewis

Background imageLewis Collection: Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell

Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell
(Original Caption) Lewis and Clark expedition - Sacajawea guiding the expedition from Mandan through the Rocky Mountains. Painting by Alfred Russell. Color slide

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of Joe E. Lewis

Portrait of Joe E. Lewis
(Original Caption) Comedian Joe E. Lewis

Background imageLewis Collection: Lawyer Defending Suspect in Mohr Murder Trail

Lawyer Defending Suspect in Mohr Murder Trail
(Original Caption) Mohr Murder Trial. W. H. Lewis, Esq. attorney for the defence, and John B. Edwards, Esq. of Boston, the Negro attorney defending the accused colored man

Background imageLewis Collection: Samuel Gompers and John L. Lewis

Samuel Gompers and John L. Lewis
(Original Caption) 4/1922- The American Federation of Labor, originally an insurgent organization and the American Labor movement itself

Background imageLewis Collection: Labor Members Posing on Capitol Street

Labor Members Posing on Capitol Street
(Original Caption) From left to right are Rep. Burke, Rep. Bland, Rep. Nolan, Chairman of the House Labor Committee; John L

Background imageLewis Collection: People Horseback Riding

People Horseback Riding
(Original Caption) At White Sulphur Springs. A picturesque equestrian group crossing Howard Creek. From left to right: Mrs. Robert Appleton of N.Y.; Mr

Background imageLewis Collection: Labor Secretary Davis and John L. Lewis Together

Labor Secretary Davis and John L. Lewis Together
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: Head Of Mine Workers Calls On Labor Secretary. Secretary of Labor Davis in his office in Washington, D. C. conferring with John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis with Secretary of Labor

John L. Lewis with Secretary of Labor
(Original Caption) Mine Leader Confers With President On Mine War. John L. Lewis with Secretary of Labor Davis

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis En Route in Capitol

John L. Lewis En Route in Capitol
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America, calls on Secretary of Labor Davis and later sees the President on the present Mine disorders

Background imageLewis Collection: Beauty Pageant Winner Posing Outdoors

Beauty Pageant Winner Posing Outdoors
(Original Caption) Atlantic City: At The Atlantic City Beauty Pageant. Evelyn C. Lewis as "Miss Washington" in bathing suit

Background imageLewis Collection: Mine Workers Leaders Full Length

Mine Workers Leaders Full Length
(Original Caption) Anthracite miner's leaders who are meeting to decide whether to strike or not (left to right): Chris J. Golden, Phil Murray; John L. Lewis; John T. Dempsey; and Thomas Kennedy

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis with Samuel Warriner

John Lewis with Samuel Warriner
(Original Caption) Coal miners and operators confer to avoid strike. Atlantic City, New Jersey: Left to right above are shown Samuel Warriner, spokesman for the anthracite mine operators and John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis with Samuel Warriner

John Lewis with Samuel Warriner
(Original Caption) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lewis orders strike of 158, 000 workers in 828 hard coal mines

Background imageLewis Collection: Coal Mining Executives Posing Together

Coal Mining Executives Posing Together
(Original Caption) Photo shows left to right seated, Phillip Murray, International Vice President of the Miners of America, John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers standing, C. J

Background imageLewis Collection: Women's International Peace and Freedom League Members Posing

Women's International Peace and Freedom League Members Posing
(Original Caption) Washington, DC.: Photo shows the Women's International Peace and Freedom League that called on President Coolidge with petition for arbitration to replace war

Background imageLewis Collection: Jane Addams and Others Outside White House

Jane Addams and Others Outside White House
(Original Caption) 12/10/1927-Washington: A petition on arbitration as a substitute for war, containing 3, 000 signatures

Background imageLewis Collection: Amelia Earhart Posing with Aviation Officials

Amelia Earhart Posing with Aviation Officials
(Original Caption) Washington, D. C.: Aviation Officials Meet To Develop Flivver Planes

Background imageLewis Collection: Tea Experts Testing Tea

Tea Experts Testing Tea
(Original Caption) The members of the 1935 United States Board of Tea Experts shown as they met for the first time in New York today. They will select the tea standards to become effective May 1st

Background imageLewis Collection: US Labor Leaders in 1937

US Labor Leaders in 1937
(Original Caption) Leads CIO Fight in Textile Industry

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Gestures at Podium

John L. Lewis Gestures at Podium
(Original Caption) 5/24/1937-Lawrence, Massachusetts- In characteristic speaking pose is John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Speaking

John L. Lewis Speaking
(Original Caption) Labor leader

Background imageLewis Collection: John L Lewis with His Wife

John L Lewis with His Wife
(Original Caption) Jutting-jawed John L. Lewis, chairman of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (C.I.O.), and his seldom-photographed wife were pictured at funeral services for Mrs

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis Addressing Stadium Crowd

John Lewis Addressing Stadium Crowd
(Original Caption) 9/11/1938-Mexico City, Mexico- John L

Background imageLewis Collection: People with Party Favors at New Years Party

People with Party Favors at New Years Party
(Original Caption) 1/1/1940-New York, NY- Giving an enthusiastic welcome to the New Year at the Club Versailles are, left to right, comedian Joe E

Background imageLewis Collection: Prominent Guests Sitting Together at N.A.A.C.P. Convention

Prominent Guests Sitting Together at N.A.A.C.P. Convention
(Original Caption) Among those attending the 31st Annual Convention of The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People held in Philadelphia on June 18, 1940

Background imageLewis Collection: Miners Come Off Last Shift Before Strike

Miners Come Off Last Shift Before Strike
(Original Caption) 4/1/1941-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-As John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of Katherine Lewis

Portrait of Katherine Lewis
(Original Caption) Katherine Lewis takes notes as her father, president John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Speaking to Reporters

John L. Lewis Speaking to Reporters
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Addressing UMW Committee

John L. Lewis Addressing UMW Committee
(Original Caption) 11/17/1941-Washington, DC-John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Mine Workers on Strike Crowd Around Bus

Mine Workers on Strike Crowd Around Bus
(Original Caption) 11/18/1941-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Congress of Industrial Organizations pickets stop a bus at the Red Lion Mine of the H.C. Frick Coke Company in Fayette County

Background imageLewis Collection: Denny A.D. Lewis with His Niece

Denny A.D. Lewis with His Niece
(Original Caption) Denny A.D. Lewis, brother of stormy petrel John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Students Marching with Signs in Front House

Students Marching with Signs in Front House
(Original Caption) Students of the Washington and Lee High School are shown picketing the home of John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis and William Green at Industry-Labor Conference

John L. Lewis and William Green at Industry-Labor Conference
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis at Labor Conference

John L. Lewis at Labor Conference
(Original Caption) John L. Lewis, former head of the C.I.O

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Making Impassioned Plea

John L. Lewis Making Impassioned Plea
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis Passes Through Picket Line

John Lewis Passes Through Picket Line
(Original Caption) 4/13/1943-New York, NY- With boos sounding loudly in his ears, John L

Background imageLewis Collection: United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis

United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis
(Original Caption) Meeting with the Coal Operators at their invitation John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, was still in disagreement with them

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of John L. Lewis

Portrait of John L. Lewis
(Original Caption) Bettle browed John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Posing with Charles O'Neill

John L. Lewis Posing with Charles O'Neill
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Leaving Courthouse

John L. Lewis Leaving Courthouse
(Original Caption) 12/3/1946-Washington, DC- John L. Lewis, found guilty of contempt of court in refusing to avert the nationwide soft coal shutdown, is shown leaving the courthouse

Background imageLewis Collection: Tea Experts Seated And Testing Teas

Tea Experts Seated And Testing Teas
Members of the US Board of Tea Experts meet to taste teas. Left to right around the tasting table are J. Grayson Luttrell of Baltimore, Robert A. Lewis of Boston, George F

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Testifying

John L. Lewis Testifying
(Original Caption) 4/3/1947-Washington, DCWhile John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Holding his Chin

John L. Lewis Holding his Chin
(Original Caption) John L. Lewis is shown here before the Presidential Fact Finding Board for the Coal Strike Inquiry

Background imageLewis Collection: A Miner Reacts to a Newspaper Headline

A Miner Reacts to a Newspaper Headline
(Original Caption) 4/19/1948-Coverdale, PA-Valentine Dolenc, 65-year-old miner, indicates his opinion of the court ruling on the case of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers Union

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Sitting Against Wall

John L. Lewis Sitting Against Wall
(Original Caption) John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine workers, is shown in this photograph

Background imageLewis Collection: Group Of Miners Standing

Group Of Miners Standing
(Original Caption) 3/16/49-Wheeling, WV: Miners of the Valley Camp Coal Company's No.5 mine prepare to wash up and go home for two weeks, in accordance with John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis Seated with Newspaper

John Lewis Seated with Newspaper
(Original Caption) 5/31/1949-John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969), American Labor leader. President of CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations). He is shown seated with a newspaper

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Giving a Speech

John L. Lewis Giving a Speech
John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers Union, speaking at a podium

Background imageLewis Collection: Chief of the United Mine Workers John Lewis

Chief of the United Mine Workers John Lewis
(Original Caption) John L. Lewism Chief of the United Mine Workers, appeared in New York City and held a press conference at which he refused to tell his reason for being in the city

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of C.S. Lewis

Portrait of C.S. Lewis
Close-up of Clive Staples Lewis [1898-1963], a British author known for his Christian scholarship

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis at Meeting

John L. Lewis at Meeting
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John Lewis Covered with Coal Dust

John Lewis Covered with Coal Dust
(Original Caption) 12/29/1951-West Frankfurt, IL- Weary and covered with coal dust after spending eight hours in the New Orient mine at West Frankfort, IL, John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee

John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee

John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee

John L. Lewis Interrupting Senate Labor Subcommittee
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Uncle Miltie

Uncle Miltie
(Original Caption) 12/4/1953-New York, New York- What with 11 other comedians helping to celebrate his fourth coming marriage

Background imageLewis Collection: Lothair Teetor Talking with John L. Lewis Near Display

Lothair Teetor Talking with John L. Lewis Near Display
(Original Caption) United Mine Workers President John L

Background imageLewis Collection: David J. McDonald United States Steel President Talking with James P. Mitchell

David J. McDonald United States Steel President Talking with James P. Mitchell
(Original Caption) David J. McDonald, (L), president of the United Steel Workers of America converses with United States Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell at the Steelworkers Convention

Background imageLewis Collection: Mine and Union Officials Watching a Mine Sealing

Mine and Union Officials Watching a Mine Sealing
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Meeting Miners Union Officials

John L. Lewis Meeting Miners Union Officials
(Original Caption) Washington, D.C.: Members of European labor and trade organizations met with United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis today

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis and Harry M. Moses Signing Contracts

John L. Lewis and Harry M. Moses Signing Contracts
(Original Caption) Raise for coal miners...President John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Portrait of John L. Lewis

Portrait of John L. Lewis
(Original Caption) John L. Lewis, 75-year-old president of the United Mine Workers Union is shown as he took the witness stand yesterday at a senate subcommittee hearing on welfare and pension funds

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Head Of United Mine Worker

John L. Lewis Head Of United Mine Worker
(Original Caption) 1957-London, England: John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America, at press coference in Grosvenor House, London. Head and shoulders photograph, 1957

Background imageLewis Collection: Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor in The Joker is Wild

Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor in The Joker is Wild
Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor as Joe E. Lewis and Martha Stewart in the 1957 movie The Joker is Wild, also released as All the Way

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis in Profile Aboard Ship

John L. Lewis in Profile Aboard Ship
(Original Caption) 2/7/1957-New York, NY- Aboard the liner S.S. United States, John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Standing Aboard Ship

John L. Lewis Standing Aboard Ship
(Original Caption) 2/7/1957-New York, NY- Aboard the liner S.S. United States, John L

Background imageLewis Collection: John F Kennedy Shaking Hands with John L Lewis

John F Kennedy Shaking Hands with John L Lewis
(Original Caption) United Mine Workers Chief John L. Lewis talks with Senator John F

Background imageLewis Collection: Sammy Davis Jr. Posing at His Wedding

Sammy Davis Jr. Posing at His Wedding
(Original Caption) 1/10/1958-Las Vegas, NV- Singer Lory White, 23, enjoys a piece of the wedding cake, after her marriage to entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. (second from the right) Here Jan.10th

Background imageLewis Collection: John L. Lewis Pausing and Frowning During Speech

John L. Lewis Pausing and Frowning During Speech
(Original Caption) 1/15/1960-Washington, DC- John L

Background imageLewis Collection: Leaders of United Mine Workers Union

Leaders of United Mine Workers Union
(Original Caption) Leaders of the mine workers, (left to right): W.J. Brennan, Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Thomas Golden, Thomas Kennedy. Ca. 1925. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageLewis Collection: Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll
Vintage engraving of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) the author of Alice in Wonderland, Age 49

Background imageLewis Collection: The Post Office

The Post Office
3rd September 1955: Two young boys outside a post office in Laxay on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides

Background imageLewis Collection: Wedding Couple

Wedding Couple
28th May 1955: The bride and bridegroom, Christine and Angus McDonald

Background imageLewis Collection: Heading Home

Heading Home
3rd September 1955: Two little boys head back to their remote house along a grassy track on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides


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