Capitol's busiest employee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Probably the busiest man at the Capitol the last ten days was Ed Brown, Superintendent of the House Office Building. In addition to taking down the shingles of some 50 defeated House members and hanging the shingles of their successors, Brown ha
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"Capitol's busiest employee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Probably the busiest man at the Capitol the last ten days was Ed Brown, Superintendent of the House Office Building. In addition to taking down the shingles of some 50 defeated House members and hanging the shingles of their successors, Brown ha" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capitol%27s_busiest_employee._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._31._Probably_the_busiest_man_at_the_Capitol_the_last_ten_days_was_Ed_Brown,_Superintendent_of_the_House_Office_Building._In_addition_to_LCCN2016874653.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 274466.
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