Cheese party for statesmen. Washington, D.C., June 4. The famous swiss cheese from The Star Valley of Wyoming was the piece of resistance at the Capitol today for the members of Congress and other high government officials hailing from the state. The cheese weighed 250 pounds. Left to right: Rep. Pa
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"Cheese party for statesmen. Washington, D.C., June 4. The famous swiss cheese from The Star Valley of Wyoming was the piece of resistance at the Capitol today for the members of Congress and other high government officials hailing from the state. The cheese weighed 250 pounds. Left to right: Rep. Pa" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheese_party_for_statesmen._Washington,_D.C.,_June_4._The_famous_swiss_cheese_from_The_Star_Valley_of_Wyoming_was_the_piece_of_resistance_at_the_Capitol_today_for_the_members_of_Congress_and_LCCN2016873669.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275166.
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