Straus, Michael Wolf, 1897-1970

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (facing camera, left), Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (right of Chapman), and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (left side of table, second from left) have lunch with other unidentified Interior staff.

Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug meets with Interior staff and others in his office. Seated, left to right: Secretary Krug; Congressman Michael J. Kirwan; and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Standing, left to right: Michael W. Straus, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. All others unidentified.

Left to right: Conrad Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Michael Straus, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; and an unidentified man in the Secretary of the Interior's office.

Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (standing) speaks to the Bureau of Reclamation's Operation and Maintenance Regional Supervisors during a conference at the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (along wall, second from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (along wall, second from right); and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (left of O'Mahoney). All others unidentified.

Attendees of the Bureau of Reclamation's Operation and Maintenance Regional Supervisors' Conference pose for a picture on the steps of the Interior building. Pictured, front row: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (second from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center); and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (second from right). All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing) speaks to the Bureau of Reclamation's Operations and Maintenance Regional Supervisors during a conference at the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (left, against wall); and Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (seated, right of Chapman). All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (second from left) walk down the hallway during an unidentified event in the Interior building. All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left) and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (third from right) examine a large certificate at an unidentified event in the Interior building. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson (second from right); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (right). All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (right) at an unidentified party in the Interior building. All others unidentified.

From left to right: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Elizabeth (Mrs. Alva B.) Adams; Alva B. Adams, Jr.; and J. M. Dille, Secretary-Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District have a conversation near the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado after its dedication ceremony. All others unidentified.