Spreckels,Walter P. photograph published shortly after he was accused in 1931 of participating in a scheme to violate Prohibition lawsPhotograph of Walter P. Spreckels published shortly after he was accused in 1931 of participating in a scheme to violate…
Staff of Chemiewerk, Bad Homburg, GermanyStaff of Chemiewerk, Bad Homburg, Germany. Chemiewerk, owned by Jewish businessman Arthur Abelmann, was “Aryanized” in 1933.
Story of FilmsCreated By: Kennedy, Joseph P. Publisher: 1927. Reprint, New York, NY: Jerome S. Ozer Publisher, 1971
Swope attending a meeting of the Social Security Advisory Council, 1937Swope (second from left) attending a meeting of the Social Security Advisory Council, 1937.
Swope of G.E: The Story of Gerard Swope and General Electric in American BusinessCreated By: Loth, David G Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958
Swope testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing on profit-sharing, 1938Swope testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing on profit-sharing, 1938
Swope, GerardGerard Swope was an American engineer and electronics businessman who worked his way up through the ranks to become president of General Electric Company, a position he held from 1922 to 1939 and from 1942 to 1944.
Swope, Gerard addressing manufacturers’ meeting, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, ca. 1939Gerard Swope addressing manufacturers’ meeting, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, ca. 1939.
Swope, Gerard at the time he became president of General Electric, 1922Gerard Swope at the time he became president of General Electric, 1922
Swope, Gerard observing a worker at General Electric’s Schenectady Works, Schenectady, NY, ca. 1943Gerard Swope observing a worker at General Electric’s Schenectady Works, Schenectady, NY, ca. 1943.
Tägliche Omaha Tribüne front page announcing the end of World War ITägliche Omaha Tribüne front page announcing the end of World War I, November 1918
Tägliche Omaha Tribüne front page announcing the United States had entered World War ITägliche Omaha Tribüne front page announcing the United States had entered World War I, April 1917
Tägliche Volkszeitung Tribüne (Omaha) announcing declaration of war by Germany and Italy on the United StatesTägliche Volkszeitung Tribüne (Omaha) announcing declaration of war by Germany and Italy on the United States, December 1941
