American Legion Washington Office staff members with teletype machine, 1935.

Title

American Legion Washington Office staff members with teletype machine, 1935.

Description

From attached caption: "Applying the pressure - This photograph shows part of the highly geared lobby machinery of The American Legion in its Washington office. About 11,000 department commanders of the Legion receive orders over this wire service and carry the message and instructions of the Naitonal Commander to the thousands of members. Rosalie Rose is seated at the teletype. John Russell, left, is Washington correspondent for the National News Service. Next to him is Robert L. Tolson, assistant rehabilitation chairman. On the right in the back is Paul Griffith, assistant National Comptroller. 5-13-1935."

Source

American Legion Archives Photo Collection (photo no. 9139).

Date

1935

Format

Photo ; b&w ; 7x10

Type

still image

Identifier

9139

Citation

“American Legion Washington Office staff members with teletype machine, 1935.,” The Emil A. Blackmore Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, https://legionmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/766.

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