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The Department鈥檚 bureaus assisted with a range of federal wartime activities鈥攊ncluding some of the most important inventions and initiatives of World War II, and some of the government鈥檚 actions motivated by fear and anti-Japanese discrimination. The Department of Commerce played a vital role in Allied victory, and left a legacy of innovation and protections for citizens which Americans still benefit from today.</p> <p> </p> <p><a class="moreButton" href="digital-exhibits/wartimedoc">Read More ></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-row-3" class="row s-lg-row"> <div id="s-lg-col-4" class="col-md-7"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-col-5" class="col-md-5"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-row-4" class="row s-lg-row"> <div id="s-lg-col-6" class="col-md-4"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> <div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-31481477" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-31481477"> <div id="s-lg-box-26788063-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-26788063" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Hoover Exhibit </h2> <div id="s-lg-box-collapse-26788063"> <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-61984183" class=" clearfix"> <p><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20231206141900im_/https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/105532/images/hoover_thumb.jpg"/></p> </div> <div id="s-lg-content-61984184" class=" clearfix"> <h4 class="p1"><a href="/web/20231206141900/https://library.doc.gov/digital-exhibits/hoover-digital-exhibit">Our Third Secretary of Commerce</a></h4> <p class="p1">Before he became president, Herbert Hoover rose to prominence as one of the most effective and influential members of Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge’s cabinets. Hoover transformed the Department of Commerce into one of the most powerful federal agencies of its time. This display explores Hoover’s time as Secretary of Commerce, and the many initiatives the department took on under his leadership. </p> <p><a class="moreButton" href="/web/20231206141900/https://library.doc.gov/digital-exhibits/hoover-digital-exhibit">Read More ></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-31481394" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-31481394"> <div id="s-lg-box-26788010-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-26788010" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">National Aquarium </h2> <div id="s-lg-box-collapse-26788010"> <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-61984054" class=" clearfix"> <p><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20231206141900im_/https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/105532/images/aquarium_thumb.png"/></p> </div> <div id="s-lg-content-61984056" class=" clearfix"> <h4 class="p1"><a href="/web/20231206141900/https://library.doc.gov/digital-exhibits/forgotten-national-aquarium">The Forgotten National Aquarium</a></h4> <p class="p1">In 1903, the Department of Commerce鈥檚 Bureau of Fisheries opened the first iteration of the National Aquarium in Washington at its offices on 6th St SW. 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For 29 years, the Bureau鈥攃ommonly known as the Lighthouse Service鈥攎anaged the nation鈥檚 lighthouses, fitting them with updated technology and supervising the lighthouse keepers who kept lights burning through the night, often heroically coming to the aid of vessels in distress.</p> <p><a class="moreButton" href="digital-exhibits/lighting-americas-beacons">Read More ></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-col-8" class="col-md-4"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> <div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-28182347" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-28182347"> <div id="s-lg-box-24017871-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-24017871" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Recording America's Story </h2> <div id="s-lg-box-collapse-24017871"> <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-54785446" class=" clearfix"> <p><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20231206141900im_/https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/105532/images/recording_thumb.png"/></p> </div> <div id="s-lg-content-54785870" class=" clearfix"> <h4 class="p1"><a href="/web/20231206141900/https://library.doc.gov/digital-exhibits/americas-story">The Crisis</a></h4> <p class="p1">By the 1930s, unemployment seemed to be the new normal for many Americans. 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