Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies is standing and speaking at a banquet in his honor by the Petroleum Industry War Council. They are at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D. C. Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes is seated at left. Original photograph is in oversize file.

Congressman Edward T. Taylor (left) watches as Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes signs paperwork relating to the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Secretary's desk in the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Michael Straus, Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; Abe Fortas, Under Secretary of the Interior; and Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior pose for a picture after Straus' swearing in as Assistant Secretary. Photo is autographed at the bottom by Straus, Ickes, and Fortas. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) shakes hands with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes while standing in the receiving line after Secretary Ickes' resignation. Also pictured: Mrs. Jane Ickes. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Secretary's desk in the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Harold Ickes (at desk, left) sorts through papers after tendering his resignation as Secretary of the Interior as several photographers surround his desk. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right, back to camera), Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (second from right), and Jane (Mrs. Harold) Ickes (third from right) greet an unidentified couple at the Chapman-Burlew picnic.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right), Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (second from right), and Jane (Mrs. Harold) Ickes (third from right) with unidentified people at the Chapman-Burlew picnic.

Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (seated, left) and singer Marian Anderson (seated, right) at an unidentified event in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Man in foreground is unidentified.