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Preferred Citation

Panoramic photograph of the U.S. Department of State staff, C0432, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Donor is unknown.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in May 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in June 2024.

Biographical and Historical Information

Charles Evans Hughes was born on April 11, 1862 in Glens Falls, New York. Best known professionally as a jurist and statesman, Hughes came to prominence as an anti-corruption attorney in New York and was elected Governor of the state in 1906. He was appointed as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court by President William Howard Taft in 1910 and served in this role until he resigned to run as the Republican candidate for President in 1916. Following his loss in the election against incumbent Woodrow Wilson, Hughes was appointed Secretary of State in 1921 and served until 1925, when he resigned following Calvin Coolidge's election. In 1930, he was reappointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Herbert Hoover as the Court's 11th Chief Justice, a position he held until his retirement in 1941. Hughes passed away on August 27, 1948 in Osterville, Massachusetts at the age of 86 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.

Located next to the White House, the building known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) was originally constructed as a new location for the growing staffs of the U.S. State, War, and Navy Departments. Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury Alfred B. Mullett, the building was constructed between 1871-1888 and is an example of French Second Empire architecture. Use of the building changed during the first half of the 20th century, with the Navy Department leaving between 1918-1921, followed by the War Department in 1938 and the State Department in 1947. Today, the EEOB holds the offices of various agencies within the Executive Office of the President, including the Office of the Vice President and the National Security Council.

Scope and Content

Black and white panoramic photograph of the U.S. Department of State staff taken by the Post Photo Service. The staff members are standing on the steps of the old State Department building (now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building). Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes is standing in the center front of the group, holding his hat in his right hand at his side. The date the photograph was taken, October 18, 1922, is stamped across the bottom center of the image in white text and the Post Photo Service's copyright marking is stamped on the front bottom right of the image and the top left corner of the back includes a stamp with the name and address of the organization.

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center holds other photograph collections featuring members of the U.S. Government, including the Oliver F. Atkins photograph collection .

The Library of Congress holds two similar photographs which can be viewed at this link: https://www.loc.gov/search/?fa=contributor:post+photo+service

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948
• Panoramic photographs
• Photographs
• Photography
• United States -- Politics and government
• United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
• United States. Department of State
• Washington (D.C.)