And fall. Washington, D.C., April 9. Weather Bureau observers stationed along the principal rivers of the United States soon will be able to follow the rise and fall of nearby river merely by picking up a telephone and dialing a given number. Preliminary trials for the last few months here show that
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"And fall. Washington, D.C., April 9. Weather Bureau observers stationed along the principal rivers of the United States soon will be able to follow the rise and fall of nearby river merely by picking up a telephone and dialing a given number. Preliminary trials for the last few months here show that" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:And_fall._Washington,_D.C.,_April_9._Weather_Bureau_observers_stationed_along_the_principal_rivers_of_the_United_States_soon_will_be_able_to_follow_the_rise_and_fall_of_nearby_river_merely_LCCN2016873390.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 271281.
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