Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and s
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"Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and s" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blood_flows_at_post_office_dedication_over_question_of_property_rights._Washington,_D.C.,_July_22._When_Mrs._Claude_Tschiffely_and_her_sister,_Mrs._Samuel_A._Wimsatt_appeared_this_morning_in_LCCN2016875992.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 273064.
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