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A general view picturing General Jonathan M. Wainwright addressing the House of Representatives today. The members gave the hero of Corregidor a great ovation during his visit to the Chamber. Speaker Sam Rayburn is shown on the rostrum behind of General Wainwright. From: Beth Gore

A view from the Washington Monument showing the huge crowd which turned out to give General Johnathan Wainwright a hero's reception, today, in the nation's capital. The shadow of the monument can be seen in the corner of picture. From: Beth Gore.

General Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero of Corregidor, with Mrs. Wainwright rides up historic Constitution Avenue to the cheers of thousands at a huge civic reception here today. From: Beth Gore.

General Jonathan M. Wainwright today told the House of Representatives that only "the memory and hope of America" sustained him and his men through the dark days of their confinement and the "inhuman treatment" by the enemy. The General was given a thunderous ovation by members of the House. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn is seated behind General Wainwright. From: Beth Gore.

General Jonathan Wainwright, wearing his Congressional Medal of Honor, presented to him yesterday by President Harry S. Truman, is shown with Mrs. Wainwright leaving the White House in a convertible following the presentation. From: Beth Gore.

After addressing the House today, General Jonathan M. Wainwright stopped to have a cup of coffee with Speaker Sam Rayburn (not in picture) and other members before going to the White House. From: Beth Gore.

General Jonathan Wainwright, back in this country after having been a prisoner of the Japs, finds it is the same America and that he is still a top fan. This collage of pictures made at last night's Washington-Cleveland game shows the General really taking his baseball--and the trimmings that go with it--seriously. Here he is shown being greeted by Senator-Baseball Commissioner Albert B. Chandler, eating a hot dog, scratching his neck, smoking a pipe and a cigarette, and autographing a baseball. From: Beth Gore.

Today's press conference was a momentous one for War Mobilization Director Fred Vinson. He announced the lifting of the midnight curfew and the revocation of the ban on horse racing. From: Beth Gore.

This is the first picture to be made of Fred M. Vinson since he took over the chairmanship of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. From: Beth Gore.

In an appearance before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson today said the wartime deterioration in Britain's international economic position was even more severe than destruction suffered from enemy air attacks. "To survive," he said, "England must restore and expand her export trade, either by joining the United Nations program for unrestricted world trade, or extending her economic bloc of currency and trade controls." Vinson is shown here at a chart at the committee hearing. From: Beth Gore