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Hannegan, Irma P., 1904-1995

Postmaster General Swearing-In Ceremony

Robert E. Hannegan (center, left) is sworn in as Postmaster General by Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge (center, right), as daughter Sally Hannegan (center, behind podium) looks on. Also present are, from left to right: son William Hannegan, daughter Patricia Hannegan, son Robert E. Hannegan, Jr., Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan, Attorney General Tom Clark (behind Hannegan, wearing bow tie), Clinton Anderson (behind Justice Rutledge), and outgoing Postmaster General Frank Walker (right). All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Swearing-In

The swearing-in of Robert E. Hannegan (foreground, center) as Postmaster General. Seated (l-r): Sally Hannegan; Irma P. (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan (partly obscured); Patricia Hannegan; Mrs. Alice Gorman. Standing (l-r): unidentified; unidentified; Walter Wolfner (standing behind Mrs. Gorman); unidentified; James Finnegan; unidentified; Martin Gorman; Judge Wiley B. Rutledge; unidentified; unidentified; and outgoing Postmaster General Frank Walker.

Stamp Ceremony Outside the Hyde Park Post Office

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Speech by Eleanor Roosevelt at Hyde Park Stamp Ceremony

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (speaking at podium); Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.