• Wilson Signs the Child Labor Bill
    International News Photo, Inc.
    bill signing
    In this photograph taken on September 2, 1916 by International News Photo, Inc., President Woodrow Wilson signs the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. The act prohibited the sale of goods from shops, factories, or canneries produced by children under 14, mines who employed children under 16, and sites that employed children under 16 for more than eight hours or after 7 in the evening until 6 in the morning.
  • Wilson-Sayre Wedding Party
    Edmonston
    wedding
    This is a photograph taken by Edmonston of the Wilson-Sayre wedding party taken on December 6, 1913. The bride Jessie Wilson is seated in the middle of the front row and behind her are the groom, Francis Sayre, and her parents, President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Wilson.
  • Wilson Signs the Army and Navy Bill into Law
    Unknown
    bill signing
    Oval Office
    West Wing
    This photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson signing the Army Appropriations bill and Naval Appropriations bill into law in the Oval Office. The Army Appropriations Act allowed for the size of the army to expand. The Naval Appropriations Act provided money to increase the number of ships in the navy. President Wilson wanted to build a navy that was stronger than that of Great Britain. Also in this photo is Bernard Baruch, a Wall Street Banker who was a member of the Council of National Defense. This council was created through the Army Appropriations Act.