These letters are in regards to August Held's award for his contribution in the United States of America v. Yonkers Contracting Company, INC. case. Mr. Held was the president of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
The letter is in regards to a request made for surplus materials made by August Held, president of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps at the time.
The date this photograph was taken is unknown.
Mayor Kristensen is the gentleman in the center of the photograph with a suit and white hair. Other people in this photo are unidentified.