Battles a place for radio in press galleries of House and Senate. Washington, D.C., June 26. Fulton Lewis, Jr.--spelled with a small j-- who took up a challenge a few months ago to find a place for radio reporters in the press galleries of the Capitol. After being told that radio would never find a
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"Battles a place for radio in press galleries of House and Senate. Washington, D.C., June 26. Fulton Lewis, Jr.--spelled with a small j-- who took up a challenge a few months ago to find a place for radio reporters in the press galleries of the Capitol. After being told that radio would never find a" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battles_a_place_for_radio_in_press_galleries_of_House_and_Senate._Washington,_D.C.,_June_26._Fulton_Lewis,_Jr.-spelled_with_a_small_j-_who_took_up_a_challenge_a_few_months_ago_to_find_a_LCCN2016875819.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 272609.
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