Dominick, Peter H. (Peter Hoyt), 1915-1981

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This image depicts the political workshop at the University of Denver, in Oct of 1964, from the perspective of (from left to right): Senator Frank Church, Mr. McCollum, and Senator Peter H. Dominick. The image was taken from behind the three individuals and explores the audience looking back at the three guests.

Abstract Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) served Colorado in the United States Congress from January 3, 1961 until January 3, 1975, first as a Representative from the 2nd Congressional District (1961-1963), then as a United States Senator (1963-1975). Throughout his legislative career, Dominick was an advocate for the decentralization of power from the federal government and promoted individual and civil rights. As a member of both the House and the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, he...

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Congressman Peter Dominick (R-Colo.) and former Vice President Richard Nixon shake hands.

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Congressman Dominick (R-Colo.) and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall (right) stand together, discussing the Colorado White Water Association while holding papers. One item in the Congressman's left hand bears the name and logo of the Association. Colorado Whitewater (CWWA) was established in 1954 to promote the sport of whitewater paddling in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region.

Abstract Congressman Dominick (R-Colo.) stands next to a unidentified employee of the Coors Porcelain Company as the employee prepares to present the Coors Porcelain Furnace to an unidentified representative of the Smithsonian Institution. The three men are standing in front of an apothecary display in the Arts & Industries Building (A&I Building), where the Smithsonian's collections in engineering and ceramics were housed before the National Museum of History and Technology opened in...

Abstract Congressman Dominick (R-Colo.) stands with other members of Colorado's congressional delegation in an unidentified location. The congressmen all hold frying pans to signify passage of Public Law 87-590 (77 Stat. 393) in August, 1962, which authorized the construction of the Frying Pan-Arkansas water reclamation project. The project, which is overseen by the United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, created a transmountain, transbasin diversion of water from the Frying Pan...

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Congressman Dominick (R-Colo.) listens as an unidentified telecommunications company executive reviews details of a global satellite communications system following hearings before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Congress passed the Communications Satellite Act in 1962, which created the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT). COMSAT used artificial satellites to establish a commercial system of global communication.

Abstract Congressman Dominick (R-Colo.), dressed in a tuxedo, stands behind a podium as he delivers a speech at the NDTA dinner in New York in May, 1961. His wife, Nancy P. Dominick, is seated on his left. The National Defense Transportation Association's members are civilian and military organizations and individuals whose mission is to work together to create a strong transportation and distribution system in the United States. Rep. Dominick was responsible for legislation promoting commerce when...

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Congressmen Peter Dominick (R-Colo.) and J. Edgar Chenoweth (R-Colo.) stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. with the Thomas Stjernholm family. The Stjernholm family includes two boys and a girl.

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Bud Wilkinson (center) talks with Sen. Allott (R-Colo.), who is on his right, and Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) during the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, California. Mr. Wilkinson, the former head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners college football team, addressed the convention on Tuesday, July 14th, 1964. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate as a Republican from Oklahoma in 1964.