Lawler, Joseph J. (Joseph John), 1901-1977

Postmaster General Frank C. Walker sells the first sheet of the 3-cent postage stamp of the Roosevelt Memorial Series to former Secretary of State Cordell Hull. From left to right: Walker, Joseph J. Lawler (third assistant Postmaster General), Hull, and Mrs. Frances Hull. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) talks with an unidentified woman and Joseph Lawler (second from right) at a Democratic Party dinner and rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. All others are unidentified. The back of the photo is inscribed by former President Truman: "Harrisburg, Pa. June 19, 1957/To my left, Joe Lawler and Chm. Pa. D. Com." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) talking with Joseph Lawler (left) and an unidentified man at a Democratic Party rally and dinner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The front of the photo is inscribed by former President Truman: "Joe Lawler, H.S.T." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) delivers the Address of the Day at the 85th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Also pictured: Senator Francis J. Myers (left); Joseph J. Lawler, Third Assistant Postmaster General (second from right); and John D. Lippy, Jr., author and Vice President of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania (right). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: John D. Lippy, Jr., author and Vice President of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Henry E. Luhrs, President of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania; Joseph J. Lawler, Third Assistant Postmaster General; and Senator Francis J. Myers at the 85th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right, Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, Third Assistant Postmaster General Joseph J. Lawler, and Alvin W. Hall, Director of Engraving and Printing, watch as the first Thomas Edison commemorative postage stamps roll off the press.

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.

Unidentified man speaking at a 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: Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; and Elliott Roosevelt. All others are unidentified.