1936 US Committee Sweden Johansson Olds Baker Stuart Stockholm Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 6.5x9" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Four men are pictured standing outside the Konsum headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of a U.S. committee study visit. The individuals in the photograph are Albin Johansson, Leland Olds, Jacob Baker, and Charles E. Stuart. All are dressed in suits, adding a formal tone to the moment captured in the summer of 1936. A bicycle is faintly visible behind them, while the signage "kontor" can be seen above the entrance, indicating the office environment.This photograph was taken during a significant historical collaboration between the United States and Sweden. The group was sent by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to study European cooperative systems, especially Swedish cooperatives, which were of interest for their economic models. Leland Olds was an influential figure in energy policy and regulation, while Jacob Baker was influential within the Work Progress Administration, an agency crucial for new employment strategies during the Great Depression.Text present on photo:- Backside: "ENG7614 U.S. COMMITTEE STUDIES SWEDISH SYSTEM THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DISPATCHED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO STUDY THE WORKINGS OF EUROPEAN CO-OPERATIVES, ESPECIALLY SWEDISH, PICTURED IN STOCKHOLM, WITH ALBIN JOHANSSON, HEAD OF THE SWEDISH CO-OPERATIVE UNION. FROM LEFT: MR. JOHANSSON; LELAND OLDS, SECRETARY OF THE NEW YORK STATE POWER ASSOCIATION. JACOB BAKER, ASSISTANT WORK PROGRESS ADMINISTRATOR AT WASHINGTON; AND CHARLES E. STUART, NEW YORK ENGINEER. 7/28/36. CRETTI LINE (ACME). ENGRAVE. 14."- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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