Acting maritime head busy official. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. So busy these days is Admiral Emory S. Land, acting Head of the U.S. Maritime Commission, that he generally has lunch served at his desk every day. Land is pinch-hitting for Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy who vacationing in Florida. Reports
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"Acting maritime head busy official. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. So busy these days is Admiral Emory S. Land, acting Head of the U.S. Maritime Commission, that he generally has lunch served at his desk every day. Land is pinch-hitting for Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy who vacationing in Florida. Reports" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acting_maritime_head_busy_official._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._20._So_busy_these_days_is_Admiral_Emory_S._Land,_acting_Head_of_the_U.S._Maritime_Commission,_that_he_generally_has_lunch_served_at_LCCN2016872767.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270543.
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