Peel, Roy Victor, 1896-1978

Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle of Washington, D.C. (left) is talking with Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau (right).

Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau (left), shows wholesale and service trade census information to John J. Lennon, Chief of the Philadelphia Office of the Census and an unidentified man.

Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau (center) is consulting with two colleagues, economist Dr. Louis H. Bean (left) and Dr. Bert M. Gross (right) as they work on the 1950 census.

Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau (second from left), walks from house to house next to Harry Nolder (third from left), Western Regional Supervisor, U.S. Census and three other unidentified men working with him on the 1950 Census.

Dr. Roy V. Peel (second from right) is standing on board the USS Essex in front of an airplane. The others with him are unidentified.

Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director, United States Census Bureau (left) greets an unidentified citizen who just completed his interview for the 1950 census.

Dr. Roy V. Peel (right), Director of the United States Census Bureau, receives a certificate proclaiming him to be an honorary citizen of Miami, Florida from an unidentified man who was the coach of Miami's victorious census basketball team.

Miss Nora Cronin takes dictation from Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director of the United States Census Bureau.

Officials from the United States Census Bureau and others are standing next to a car outside a building. From left to right: unidentified man; Harry Nolder, Western Regional Director, United States Census Bureau; unidentified man; Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director, U.S. Census Bureau; and Lowell T. Galt, Field Division Supervisor, U.S. Census Bureau.

Roy V. Peel, Director of the Census Bureau, receives a congratulatory handshake from Mr. J. Edward Ely. Others in the background are unidentified.