After taking oath as Asst. Secy. of the Navy, Lewis Compton, right, is congratulated by Mrs. Compton, and the Secy. of the Navy, Charles Edison, Feb. 9, 1940
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"After taking oath as Asst. Secy. of the Navy, Lewis Compton, right, is congratulated by Mrs. Compton, and the Secy. of the Navy, Charles Edison, Feb. 9, 1940" (1940). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_taking_oath_as_Asst._Secy._of_the_Navy,_Lewis_Compton,_right,_is_congratulated_by_Mrs._Compton,_and_the_Secy._of_the_Navy,_Charles_Edison,_Feb._9,_1940_LCCN2016877074.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270729.
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