Anti-Corruption

Senator Harry S. Truman leads a Senate committee hearing in 1941 to investigate defense spending.
Charles Evans Hughes interrogates insurance executives during the 1905 Armstrong Committee hearings in a crowded New York legislative room.
A sepia-toned historical depiction of the Mississippi State Capitol in 1841 with men in frock coats gathered outside.
A black-and-white photograph of a packed 1930s courtroom during a federal trial in Missouri.
A crowded 1908 courtroom in San Francisco during the corruption trials of political boss Abe Ruef.
Senator Hugo Black sits at a desk piled with documents during the 1935 Senate investigation into utility lobbying.
A sepia-toned photograph of a crowded 1894 legislative hearing room with men in Victorian attire.
A monochrome 1939 photograph of Governor Ralph Carr and investigators reviewing financial ledgers in a wood-paneled office at the Colorado State Capitol.
A sepia-toned 1891 photograph of a busy San Francisco street with men in Victorian clothing and horse-drawn carriages.