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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f... |
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| Description: | Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commssion. Ms. Watts sits at her desk in an office. She is wearing a dress or blou... |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Dr. Edwin Witte, considered the father of Social Security, Executive Director of the Executive Staff to the Committee on Economic Secu... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Maurine Mulliner was the first Executive Secretary to the Social Security Board, beginning in 1936. This photograph is inscribed "To Wilbur [Cohen] with af... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | From left to right: George Bigge, Arthur Altmeyer, Chairman, and Ellen Woodward in an early meeting of the Social Security Board. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer, Ellen Woodward and George Bigge in an early meeting of the Social Security Board. |
| Date: | 07 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Back row from left to right: William Mitchell, Asst. Executive Director; Leona MacKinnon, Secretary to the Board; Oscar Powell, Executive Director. Front... |
| Date: | 08 13 1948 |
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| Description: | The 13th anniversary of the Social Security Act of August 14, 1935 is observed by its first Executive Director, Frank Bane, (left) now Director of the Coun... |
| Date: | 04 10 1953 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer, seated at his desk holding a pen, gazes into the camera on his last day in office as Commissioner of Social Security. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | William Mitchell, Deputy Commissioner, on the left, with Arthur J. Altmeyer. This was Altmeyer's last day as Commissioner of Social Security. The photograp... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | A portrait of William Mitchell, at his desk as Deputy Commissioner of Social Security. The photograph is inscribed,"To Wilbur Cohen: Whose friendship and w... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | John F. Kennedy, seated, surrounded by a number of men, including Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson, center, standing, and Wilbur Cohen, Assistant Secre... |
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| Description: | President Lyndon B. Johnson stands next to Wilbur J. Cohen who is holding up a copy of the brochure, "Social Security Information for Young Families." |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Robert M. Ball sitting at his desk, as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. In 1962, President Kennedy appointed B... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Wilbur J. Cohen, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, walks down a hallway carrying several books. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Edwin Witte in his office as chief of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Service (1922-1933). Edwin Witte worked for social welfare programs most of his l... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer standing in front of the Social Security Administration Headquarters. In 1973 the building was renamed the Altmeyer Building in his hono... |
| Date: | 12 01 1972 |
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| Description: | The First Distinguished Citizen Award of the National Consumers League was given to Nelson H. Cruikshank, president of the American Federation of Labor (AF... |
| Date: | 11 05 1969 |
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| Description: | Formal portrait of Nelson Cruickshank. In 1969, he became President of the AFL-CIO National Council of Senior Citizens, which began as a coalition Nelson C... |
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