1938 Press Photo Dr. Francis E. Townsend Holding Pardon at Court in Washington

A pardon by President Roosevelt April 18 saved Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old age pension leader, from going to jail for 30 days for contempt of a congressional committee. Here he waves the pardon aloft as he left district court in Washington April 18.

Photo is dated 1938.

Photo measures 7 x 9.5 inches.