Photos Taken in Washington | World War II Database

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N3N-3 aircraft (Bureau Number 2885) in front of building 57, Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington DC, United States, 1940; note JRF-4 Goose (Bureau Number 3852) in background	J. Edgar Hoover in his office, Washington DC, United States, 5 Apr 1940

US Senator Morris Sheppard, Major General George Lynch, and Senator A. B. Chandler comparing M1941 Johnson rifles and the M1 Garand rifles, Washington, DC, United States, 29 May 1940	Retired Admiral Harry Yarnell (left), Admiral Harry Stark (center left), Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (center right), and Admiral James Richardson (right) in Knox's office, Main Navy Building, Washington DC, United States, 10 Oct 1940

Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura arriving at the White House with his credentials, Washington DC, United States, 14 Feb 1941	Franklin Roosevelt signing the Lend-Lease bill, Washington, United States, 11 Mar 1941

Japanese Ambassador Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu with US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Washington, United States, 17 Nov 1941	Japanese Ambassador Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu after meeting with US President Franklin Roosevelt, White House, Washington, DC, United States, 27 Nov 1941

Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Japan, Washington, United States, 8 Dec 1941	United States Capitol building, 8 Dec 1941

US President Franklin Roosevelt delivering the 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress, Washington, United States, 8 Dec 1941; note Vice President Henry Wallace and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn in background, and James Roosevelt at right edge	Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Germany, 11 Dec 1941; Senator Tom Connally at right marked the exact time of declaration

Walter Nash, Lord Halifax, Song Ziwen, Alexander Loudon, and Manuel Quezon with Franklin Roosevelt, Washington DC, United States, 1 Jan 1942	George Welch and his parents meeting Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 25 May 1942

Henry Arnold awarding Doolittle Raider Captain Travis Hoover at Bolling Field, Washington DC, United States, 27 Jun 1942	Francisco Castillo Najera, Franklin Roosevelt, Manuel Quezon, Cordell Hull, and other Allied leaders at the White House, Washington DC, United States, Jul 1942

Carolyn Orehovic (second from right) and other women US Marines at the 400 Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, Washington DC, United States, 1943	Frank Knox at his desk in the Navy Department, Washington, DC, circa 1943

Song Meiling and other Chinese representatives at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 1943	Chinese Ambassador Wei Daoming and US Secretary of State Cordell Hull signing the Treaty for Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China, Washington DC, United States, 11 Jan 1943