EVB2931995: Frank Hague and his wife aboard an ocean liner in 1925. Frank Hague(1876-1976) was the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1917 to 1947. He epitomized the political boss of the period, but was instrumental in Franklin Roosevelt's 1932 nomination of Democratic Presidential candidate, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2932210: Ex-President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sworn in as chief justice of the United States in 1921. The Judge's Act of 1925, increased the Court's power to choose cases it would consider, setting the stage for the "activist" role the court would take throughout the 20th century, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2932357: William H. Egberts (1868- 1959) at the Smithsonian's Anthropological Laboratory in 1926. He examines skulls with marks from a surgical procedure, trepanation, that was practiced by Native Americans. About 90% of the trepanations showed evidence of healing, indicating the subjects survived the procedure / Bridgeman Images