Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

Former Vice President Henry Wallace takes oath as Secretary of Commerce

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Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace, left, was sworn in as Secretary of Commerce today. Photo shows him signing the official papers as Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, right, who swore in Wallace, looks on. From: Beth Gore.

Former Vice President Henry Wallace at news conference

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Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace sits on table while talking to newsmen following this morning's hearing on his appointment as Secretary of Commerce by President Roosevelt. From: Beth Gore.

Vice President Henry A. Wallace (L), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau (C), and Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman, Senator from Missouri

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Ceremonies at the Capitol showing Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau (Center), selling the first bonds of the Sixth War Loan Drive to Vice President Henry A. Wallace (Left), and Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman, Senator from Missouri. From: Beth Gore

Representatives of England and the United States Holding Discussions on Economic Problems

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Photo taken at the State Department where representatives of England and the United States were holding discussions on economic problems. Left to right: Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administration head; the Earl of Halifax, Ambassador to the United States from Great Britain; Assistant Secretary of State Will Clayton; Lord John Maynard Keynes, Economic Advisor to the British Treasury; and Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace. From: Beth Gore.

Edward U. Condon Takes the Oath of Office as Director of the National Bureau of Standards

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Dr. Edward U. Condon (right) takes the oath of office as Director of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, succeeding Dr. Lyman J. Briggs who retired after a half century of government service. Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace (left) performs the oath. From: Beth Gore.

Roosevelt, Truman, and Wallace in a car

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman, and Vice-President Henry Wallace (from left to right in back seat of car)ride along in an automobile.

Truman and Cabinet after Japanese Surrender

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President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the Japanese Surrender to end World War II. Around the table, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H.

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