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National Housing Council 1947

Members of the new National Housing Council gather for the first time to discuss means of relieving the housing shortage. Seated (left to right): John H. Fahey, Home Loan Bank Board Chairman; Raymond Foley, Administrator of Housing and Home Finance Agency; Frank W. Kelsey, Veterans Administration Assistant Administrator of Finance. Standing (left to right): B. T. Fitzpatrick, General Counsel, Housing and Home Finance Agency; Franklin D. Richards, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner; Dillon S. Myer, Public Housing Administration Commissioner; Edgar A.

National Housing Council 1947

Members of the new National Housing Council gather for the first time to discuss means of relieving the housing shortage. Seated (left to right): John H. Fahey, Home Loan Bank Board Chairman; Raymond Foley, Administrator of Housing and Home Finance Agency; Frank W. Kelsey, Veterans Administration Assistant Administrator of Finance. Standing (left to right): B. T. Fitzpatrick, General Counsel, Housing and Home Finance Agency; Franklin D. Richards, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner; Dillon S. Myer, Public Housing Administration Commissioner; Edgar A.

Homes In Unknown Location in Russia

Exterior view of what appears to be the back side of houses or dwellings in an unknown location. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, it is believed that this photograph may have been taken during that trip.

Housing Luncheon, Research Institute of America

Raymond Foley and others attend the Housing Luncheon hosted by the Research Institute of America. Front Row, left to right: Bill Casey, Chairman of the Board of Editors, R.I.A.; Congressman Wright Patman; Mr. John Fahey, Commissioner, Federal Home Loan Bank Administration; Mr. Wilson Wyatt, Housing Expediter and Administrator of the National Housing Agency; Leon Henderson, Chief Economist, R.I.A.; Mr. Raymond Foley, Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration. Back Row, left to right: Addison B. Clohosey, Director, Washington Office, R.I.A.; Mr.

Group photo of Under Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Whitehair during a conference at the Pentagon to discuss obtaining housing needed by the Navy

Under Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Whitehair (front row center) with Navy key personnel and representatives of the various Naval Districts during a conference at the Pentagon to discuss obtaining housing needed by the Navy.

President Truman Signing Public Housing Bill

President Truman in the oval office signed into law the controversial Public Housing and Slum-Clearance Bill--the first of his so-called "Fair Deal" measures to be approved by Congress. Looking on as the Chief Executive affixed his signature, left to right: Senator Burnet R. Maybank (with his head turned) (D.S.C.); Senator Ralph E. Flanders (R. Vt.); Senator John J. Sparkman (D. Ala); Raymond M. Foley, Federal Housing Administrator; Brent Spence (D. Ky.); and James E. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the CIO. The other men are unidentified. (See also 66-2306.)