"Sen. Ernest Gruening here is shown chatting with Dr. Abraham L. Sachar, Pres. of Brandeis Univ., on the occasion of the Presentation of an honorary degree to Senator Gruening"
(4:25 min.) (01 of 28) 1. Early years -- Grandfather's influence. Grandfather was involved with early aviation and meteorology. Grandfather flew in a balloon from St. Louis to New York in 1908. They almost landed on Long Island. ...
Title taken from caption. " U.S. Revenue Cutter 'Rush' at Valdez, Alaska." Cataloguer's note: Named in honor of Richard Rush (1780 - 1859) who was a statesman and a diplomat, during the administrations of Adams and John Quincy Adams. The...
Title taken from caption. Group portrait of six men aboard the S. S. Hope, including Professor Alfred E. Burton of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology en route to Greenland on Peary's 1896 expedition.
Title taken from caption. Five men stand in front of a tent in Greenland. An American flag is attached to the top. The man in the center is identified as George Rockwell Putnam. One of the other men is Professor Alfred E. Burton of the...
Four young men working with shoemakers' equipment, including sewing machine, hammers, clamps. Verso: Photographed by E.W. Merrill, Boston, Massachusetts.