Hannegan, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1903-1949

Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (foreground, right) kisses the ring of Francis Cardinal Spellman (left) during a formal reception welcoming the Cardinal that took place in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Others are unidentified.

From left to right: Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Francis Cardinal Spellman, and New York Governor Thomas Dewey at an unidentified event.

Robert E. Hannegan (left) accepts his appointment as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from Undersecretary of the Treasury Daniel W. Bell (center), as retiring Commissioner Guy T. Helvering (right) looks on.

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the Capitol after addressing a joint session of Congress. Front row (l-r): Secretary of State George C. Marshall; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; President Harry S. Truman. Second row (l-r): Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Attorney General Tom C. Clark; Press Secretary Charles Ross.

Visitors at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Others are unidentified.

Francis Cardinal Spellman meeting with various dignitaries at an unidentified event. From left to right: unidentified clergyman, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Cardinal Spellman, New York Governor Thomas Dewey, and three unidentified men.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Robert E. Hannegan (front row, center) with unidentified Assistant Commissioners and Deputies in Charge in the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on his swearing-in day.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (right) poses with (from left to right) Joseph Nunan, unidentified clergyman, and Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan during a Post Office trip to Ireland.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (speaking at podium); Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.