Desks

Clarence Osthagen (at desk) with unidentified men standing behind him.

Interior view of Charles S. Murphy seated in a chair by his desk. He was Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1947-1950) at the time the photograph was taken.

Interior view with Charles S. Murphy, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (1965-1968) seated at his desk in the center of the photograph. A picture of President Lyndon B. Johnson is on the wall behind him. A group of unidentified men are seated around a table adjacent to his desk, apparently involved in CAB discussions. Location appears to be Murphy's office as CAB chairman.

Interior view with Charles S. Murphy, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (1965-1968) on the left seated at his desk. A picture of President Lyndon Johnson is on the wall behind him. An unidentified man with dark glasses is standing on the right. The CAB flag is positioned between the men. Location appears to be Murphy's office as CAB chairman.

Major Richard C. Patterson at his desk in Paris showing his reflection in the mirror behind him. Handwriting in black ink on the back reads, "2/8/19 A very poor picture of my office--others will be taken soon. Dick Note the Dictograph on my left which puts me in instant communication, without going through central, with 20 heads of departments. D" Lt. Col. Patterson is the Administrative Officer of the American Peace Commission, 1918-1919.

Interior view with United States Attorney General Tom C. Clark on the right, seated at a desk. The other two men seated beside him are not identified. The location may be Clark's office. Donor: Dowell E. Patterson, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This photograph shows Stanton Griffis's desk sometime after the Wall Street bomb exploded on September 16, 1920. Apparently, one of the two paperweights on top of the notebook is a piece of iron used to make the bomb that came through the window and landed on his desk taking a chunk of mahogany with it. Fortunately he was a few minutes late for work that day because of a dog he was caring for. The iron became his favorite paperweight.

United States Bureau of Mines Director James Boyd sitting at a desk.

Franklin D. Richards, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner, sits at his desk.

Franklin D. Richards, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner, sits at his desk.