Betsy Ross of the Capitol." Washington, D.C. Mrs. Georgeieanna Higgins. Official title is Seamstress to the United States Senate, but for years has been called the "Betsy Ross of the Capitol." She is responsible for keeping the flag that flies over the Senate wing of the Capitol in proper flapping o
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"Betsy Ross of the Capitol." Washington, D.C. Mrs. Georgeieanna Higgins. Official title is Seamstress to the United States Senate, but for years has been called the "Betsy Ross of the Capitol." She is responsible for keeping the flag that flies over the Senate wing of the Capitol in proper flapping o" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Betsy_Ross_of_the_Capitol.%22_Washington,_D.C._Mrs._Georgeieanna_Higgins._Official_title_is_Seamstress_to_the_United_States_Senate,_but_for_years_has_been_called_the_%22Betsy_Ross_of_the_LCCN2016871261.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270018.
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