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Text on the back reads, "Two men who in turn ruled the destinies of the American Legion are pictured enjoying a pre-convention chat at Cleveland, where the legion opens its annual convention today, Sept. 21. At left is Hanford McNider, who was national commander in 1922, and at right, Louis A. Johnson, who held that high office in 1932. He hails from Clarksburg, W. Va., and is chairman of the Veterans' Committee in the Democratic Party."

1. Ex-Commanders at American Legion Pow-wow, Cleveland, Ohio

IDNO:
053198
Title:
Ex-Commanders at American Legion Pow-wow, Cleveland, Ohio
Date:
1936/09/21
Description:
Text on the back reads, "Two men who in turn ruled the destinies of the American Legion are pictured enjoying a pre-convention chat at Cleveland, where the legion opens its annual convention today, Sept. 21. At left is Hanford McNider, who was national commander in 1922, and at right, Louis A. Johnson, who held that high office in 1932. He hails from Clarksburg, W. Va., and is chairman of the Veterans' Committee in the Democratic Party."
Two American Legion members are on the stage with Louis A. Johnson, who was the national commander of the American Legion in 1932.

2. Louis A. Johnson Makes a Speech

IDNO:
053199
Title:
Louis A. Johnson Makes a Speech
Date:
undated
Description:
Two American Legion members are on the stage with Louis A. Johnson, who was the national commander of the American Legion in 1932.
Louis Johnson congratulates a fellow American League member at the national convention.

3. Louis Johnson at the 1945 American Legion Convention, Chicago, Ill.

IDNO:
053206
Title:
Louis Johnson at the 1945 American Legion Convention, Chicago, Ill.
Date:
1945/11/26
Description:
Louis Johnson congratulates a fellow American League member at the national convention.
Louis Johnson, at that time Assistant Secretary of War, is pictured with a member of the Arkansas American Legion at an event at which he gave a speech.

4. Louis Johnson At American Legion Gathering, Texarkana, Texas

IDNO:
053207
Title:
Louis Johnson At American Legion Gathering, Texarkana, Texas
Date:
ca. 1937-1940
Description:
Louis Johnson, at that time Assistant Secretary of War, is pictured with a member of the Arkansas American Legion at an event at which he gave a speech.
Louis Johnson, then Assistant Secretary of War, leaves Texarkana in an army plane after giving a speech to the American Legion there.

5. Louis Johnson Leaving Texarkana

IDNO:
053208
Title:
Louis Johnson Leaving Texarkana
Date:
ca. 1937-1940
Description:
Louis Johnson, then Assistant Secretary of War, leaves Texarkana in an army plane after giving a speech to the American Legion there.
Louis Johnson, National Commander of the American Legion, boards a United Air Lines flight from Cleveland to Chicago.

6. Legion Commander and Air Traveler

IDNO:
053239
Title:
Legion Commander and Air Traveler
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
Louis Johnson, National Commander of the American Legion, boards a United Air Lines flight from Cleveland to Chicago.
Louis Johnson pictured in a car with his wife Ruth Frances Maxwell Johnson and his daughters Lillian Maxwell Johnson and Katherine Ruth Johnson, likely during his tenure as National Commander of the American Legion.

7. Louis Johnson With His Family

IDNO:
053241
Title:
Louis Johnson With His Family
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
Louis Johnson pictured in a car with his wife Ruth Frances Maxwell Johnson and his daughters Lillian Maxwell Johnson and Katherine Ruth Johnson, likely during his tenure as National Commander of the American Legion.

8. Election of Louis Johnson as National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Or.

IDNO:
053267
Title:
Election of Louis Johnson as National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Or.
Date:
1932/09/15
Pictured left to right: Ray Murphy, Ed Spafford, Ralph T. O'Neill, General James A. Drain, Stephen Chadwick, Harry Colmery, Raymond J. Kelly, John R. Quinn, Louis Johnson, Paul McNutt.

9. Past National Commanders of the American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana

IDNO:
053289
Title:
Past National Commanders of the American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana
Date:
1939/11
Description:
Pictured left to right: Ray Murphy, Ed Spafford, Ralph T. O'Neill, General James A. Drain, Stephen Chadwick, Harry Colmery, Raymond J. Kelly, John R. Quinn, Louis Johnson, Paul McNutt.