Harris & Ewing

John L. Lewis shown leaving court following the opening session of the contempt charges. From: Beth Gore

Photo of John L. Lewis (right), two days after the soft coal strike ended, when he went to the Senate to pay a few calls. Here he shakes hands with Senator Claude Pepper of Florida. From: Beth Gore.

United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis shown entering his car following a conference with President Truman at the White House. From: Beth Gore.

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown talking to reporters following his White House conference with President Truman. From: Beth Gore.

United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis after appearing before the House Labor Committee. Shown at left is Rep. Robert Ramspeck, Georgia. Mr. Lewis had denounced President Truman's bill to set up fact-finding boards in major labor disputes as "an evil, foul-smelling mess", which he didn't think could be "poured down the throats of the American people". He said that this bill would be the first drastic thrust of the knife of absolutism into the heart of a free America and an attempt to place labor in legislative irons." From: Beth Gore.

John L. Lewis (standing), President of the United Mine Workers, gets his point across at a Labor-Management Conference. From: Beth Gore.

Long labor rivals, John L. Lewis (right), the United Mine Workers President, and William Green, President of the A.F.L., are shown at the opening session of the Labor-Management conference. From: Beth Gore.

Supporting legislation to create a Columbia Valley Authority, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug testified before a House Public Works Committee that the people of the Northwest are unanimous in wanting speedy development of the Columbia River Basin. He said it could best be done under a single authority rather than under the combined efforts of the Reclamation Bureau, Army Engineers, and Bonneville Power Administration. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, entering the White House for a conference with President Truman. It was Mr. Lewis's first visit to the White House in four years. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Duncan Lee, China-born Rhodes Scholar and former Lt. Colonel in the O.S.S., appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is answering charges made by Elizabeth Bentley, admitting he knew Ms. Bentley but denied that he knew of her connection with the Communist Party. Unlike several of his predecessors on the witness stand, Lee answered the questions put to him but categorically denied all charges against him. From: Beth Gore.