Check signing machine in Treasury Department; operated by J.L. Summers
photograph collection Physical description
- Date
- 1916–1919
- Photographer / author
- Collection
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 1,024 × 764 pixels
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Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.
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"Check signing machine in Treasury Department; operated by J.L. Summers" (1916–1919). Collection. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Check_signing_machine_in_Treasury_Department;_operated_by_J.L._Summers_LOC_hec.10577.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275150.
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